Constantinou Costas S, Georgiou Maria, Perdikogianni Maria
Medical School, University of Nicosia, 46 Makedonitissas Ave, Nicosia 1700, Cyprus.
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, 46 Makedonitissas Ave, Nicosia 1700, Cyprus.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2017 Aug 18;7(3):55. doi: 10.3390/bs7030055.
: Research findings suggest that attitudes towards psychotherapy predict willingness to seek therapy. However, understanding how medical students think about using and referring their patients for psychotherapy is limited. : The aims of this study are to measure medical students' attitudes towards professional help seeking, and to investigate the reasons for whether or not they would refer their patients to psychotherapy in their future role as doctors. : The participants were 127 medical students in their first and second year of the MBBS4 programme at the Cyprus campus of St George's University of London, who completed a self-report measure of attitudes towards psychotherapy and a semi-structured interview. : Participants showed general positive attitudes towards psychotherapy, but were reluctant to use or refer their patients, largely due to perceived stigma and accessibility. : Medical students should be further trained in order to become more confident in using psychotherapy and referring their patients.
研究结果表明，对心理治疗的态度预示着寻求治疗的意愿。然而，对于医学生如何看待使用心理治疗以及为患者推荐心理治疗的了解却很有限。
本研究的目的是衡量医学生对寻求专业帮助的态度，并调查他们在未来作为医生时是否会为患者推荐心理治疗的原因。
参与者是伦敦圣乔治大学塞浦路斯校区MBBS4项目一年级和二年级的127名医学生，他们完成了一份关于对心理治疗态度的自我报告测量以及一次半结构化访谈。
参与者对心理治疗总体上持积极态度，但不愿使用或为患者推荐心理治疗，主要原因是感知到的污名和可及性。
医学生应该接受进一步培训，以便在使用心理治疗和为患者推荐心理治疗时更有信心。
