University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 301 Pharmacy Ln, Chapel Hill, NC, United States; Department of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center, 101 Manning, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Department of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center, 101 Manning, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020 Jun;12(6):641-647. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.01.025. Epub 2020 May 8.
The purpose of this study is to identify doctor of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences students' perceived barriers to mental health care and interest in mental health interventions and to assess student attitudes and perceptions of mental illness.
A mixed-methods survey was given to 706 students participating in a doctor of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences curricula to assess students' perceived barriers to care, interest in mental health resources and interventions within their curricula, attitudes towards seeking treatment, and perceived stigma. The last section included free text responses in which students expressed additional comments unacknowledged by previous sections. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and free text responses were analyzed using thematic coding.
From February to March 2018, 256 responses were received out of 706 students with a response rate of 36%. The most cited barriers to seeking mental health treatment were lack of time, lack of finances, and stigma-related concerns (25%, 13%, and 11%, respectively) with the most desired interventions being the implementation of an onsite counselor and wellness space. A majority of participants (88%) believe professional help for mental illness is effective; however, 63% cited they were negatively impacted by internal stigma. Common themes addressed in the free text responses reinforced these ideas and included additional responses regarding the impact of school culture.
Students within a doctor of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences program experience non-stigma and stigma-related barriers to seeking mental health treatment.
本研究旨在确定药学和药物科学专业学生对心理健康护理的认知障碍，以及对心理健康干预措施的兴趣，并评估学生对精神疾病的态度和看法。
对参加药学和药物科学课程的 706 名学生进行了一项混合方法调查，以评估学生对护理的认知障碍、对课程中心理健康资源和干预措施的兴趣、寻求治疗的态度以及对污名的看法。最后一部分包括自由文本回复，学生在其中表达了之前各部分未涉及的其他意见。使用描述性统计对定量数据进行分析，对自由文本回复使用主题编码进行分析。
2018 年 2 月至 3 月，在 706 名学生中，有 256 名学生回复，回复率为 36%。寻求心理健康治疗的最大障碍是缺乏时间、缺乏资金和与耻辱感相关的担忧（分别为 25%、13%和 11%），最需要的干预措施是实施现场顾问和健康空间。大多数参与者（88%）认为专业治疗精神疾病是有效的；然而，63%的人表示他们受到内在耻辱感的负面影响。自由文本回复中提到的共同主题强化了这些想法，并包括了更多关于学校文化影响的回复。
在药学和药物科学课程中，学生在寻求心理健康治疗方面存在非耻辱感和耻辱感相关的障碍。
