The main aim of this paper was to investigate levels of empathy in medical students as well as their attitudes toward people with mental disorders. We recruited 144 students from the School of Medicine in Podgorica (Montenegro), out of which 37.7% were males and 62.3% were females. The mean age of the sample was 21.85 (SD = 2.65). We designed Scale of attitudes toward mentally ill people (SAMIP), and principal component analysis revealed that this instrument could be divided into two subscales – Positive attitudes toward the mentally ill (PAMI, α= .903) and Stigmatization of the mentally ill (SMI, α= .875). These subscales had high levels of reliability (i.e. internal consistency). The second measure was Empathy Questionnaire which is a unidimensional tool with a very high level of internal consistency (α= .924). The results revealed a high positive correlation between empathy levels and positive attitudes towards people with mental illness, a low correlation of empathy with the year of study, a low negative correlation between stigmatizing the mentally ill and participants' age, as well as low positive correlations of proneness to stigma with students' GPA and expectations of their profession. Recommendations for further research in this field were listed as well.
{"title":"Medical students' levels of empathy and stigma toward the mentally ill","authors":"L. Injac-Stevović, T. Radojičić, S. Repišti","doi":"10.5937/PSIHDAN2001047I","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSIHDAN2001047I","url":null,"abstract":"The main aim of this paper was to investigate levels of empathy in medical students as well as their attitudes toward people with mental disorders. We recruited 144 students from the School of Medicine in Podgorica (Montenegro), out of which 37.7% were males and 62.3% were females. The mean age of the sample was 21.85 (SD = 2.65). We designed Scale of attitudes toward mentally ill people (SAMIP), and principal component analysis revealed that this instrument could be divided into two subscales – Positive attitudes toward the mentally ill (PAMI, α= .903) and Stigmatization of the mentally ill (SMI, α= .875). These subscales had high levels of reliability (i.e. internal consistency). The second measure was Empathy Questionnaire which is a unidimensional tool with a very high level of internal consistency (α= .924). The results revealed a high positive correlation between empathy levels and positive attitudes towards people with mental illness, a low correlation of empathy with the year of study, a low negative correlation between stigmatizing the mentally ill and participants' age, as well as low positive correlations of proneness to stigma with students' GPA and expectations of their profession. Recommendations for further research in this field were listed as well.","PeriodicalId":31896,"journal":{"name":"Psihijatrija Danas","volume":"52 1","pages":"47-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71033919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity is one of the leading problems in our society. The spread of obesity in developed societies is reaching pandemic lengths. In schizophrenic patients obesity raises an important issue. Patients suffering from schizophrenia have a shorter life span compared to the general population. Prevalence of obesity in schizophrenic patients is high. Obesity is the key factor in developing a metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a frequent somatic complication in schizophrenia. Nowadays, it is clear that metabolic syndrome shortens the lifespan of people who developed an illness. Because of this, the treatment of obesity represents a major problem. Review of currently approved medications for treatment of obesity is the goal of this paper.
{"title":"Obesity and schizophrenia: New drugs, new hopes","authors":"Č. Miljević, O. Vuković","doi":"10.5937/PSIHDAN2001113M","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSIHDAN2001113M","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity is one of the leading problems in our society. The spread of obesity in developed societies is reaching pandemic lengths. In schizophrenic patients obesity raises an important issue. Patients suffering from schizophrenia have a shorter life span compared to the general population. Prevalence of obesity in schizophrenic patients is high. Obesity is the key factor in developing a metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a frequent somatic complication in schizophrenia. Nowadays, it is clear that metabolic syndrome shortens the lifespan of people who developed an illness. Because of this, the treatment of obesity represents a major problem. Review of currently approved medications for treatment of obesity is the goal of this paper.","PeriodicalId":31896,"journal":{"name":"Psihijatrija Danas","volume":"52 1","pages":"113-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71034316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scales for assessment of patients with depression are in use for several decades. Among the most used are Hamilton's depression scale and the younger Patient Health Questionnaire. Even though both are heavily used in research and clinical practice they are still controversial and with questionable usefulness. This case report shows that the question whether a patient is better or worse can be diametrically opposite depending on the scale used (using these two most influential ones as examples) and what are the reasons for this.
{"title":"A case report of the inaccuracy of the questionnaire as a meriod of the patient's condition","authors":"M. Kostic, A. Munjiza, Ana Jakoviljević","doi":"10.5937/PSIHDAN2001067K","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSIHDAN2001067K","url":null,"abstract":"Scales for assessment of patients with depression are in use for several decades. Among the most used are Hamilton's depression scale and the younger Patient Health Questionnaire. Even though both are heavily used in research and clinical practice they are still controversial and with questionable usefulness. This case report shows that the question whether a patient is better or worse can be diametrically opposite depending on the scale used (using these two most influential ones as examples) and what are the reasons for this.","PeriodicalId":31896,"journal":{"name":"Psihijatrija Danas","volume":"52 1","pages":"67-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71034067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The treatment of mental health patients in Serbia in the Middle ages was the same as in other European countries. Medicine of that time was based on science, the use of magic rituals and witchcraft was banned. Doctors from Serbia, Byzantium and the national doctors had been educated in Salerno and Montpellier, the most developed centers of medicine. They took the exam in front of the government Medical testimony. The development of medicine was followed in the Hodoloski code which was considered the oldest record of folk medicine and the Hilandar medical code which represented a collection of medieval scientific European medicine and Serbian medicine culture (XII-XV). The first Serbian hospital was established in Hilandar in 1199. The founder was Saint Sava who wrote the rules about the work of the hospital. Actually, it was the practice for all medical facilities that were opened later. We know about mental diseases and healing in Serbia from Lives of Saints in monasteries Zica (from 1207) and Decani (1327) and from the biography of Medieval ruler (king) Stephen of Decani. The illustrations of healing some patients with mental diseases were shown on frescoes and in the lives of saints. In Medieval Serbia, there were 49 foreign doctors working (15 in XIV, 30 in XV and 4 in XVI century) and until Turkish conquest Serbia took a very important place in Medieval Europe. Objective of this paper is to show where psychiatric patients were treated in Medieval Serbia, the way they were treated, who treated them, where the hospitals were and what kind of treatment wereapplied.
{"title":"Treatment of mentally disturbed persons in medieval Serbia","authors":"Mirjana Stojković-Ivković","doi":"10.5937/PSIHDAN2001005S","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSIHDAN2001005S","url":null,"abstract":"The treatment of mental health patients in Serbia in the Middle ages was the same as in other European countries. Medicine of that time was based on science, the use of magic rituals and witchcraft was banned. Doctors from Serbia, Byzantium and the national doctors had been educated in Salerno and Montpellier, the most developed centers of medicine. They took the exam in front of the government Medical testimony. The development of medicine was followed in the Hodoloski code which was considered the oldest record of folk medicine and the Hilandar medical code which represented a collection of medieval scientific European medicine and Serbian medicine culture (XII-XV). The first Serbian hospital was established in Hilandar in 1199. The founder was Saint Sava who wrote the rules about the work of the hospital. Actually, it was the practice for all medical facilities that were opened later. We know about mental diseases and healing in Serbia from Lives of Saints in monasteries Zica (from 1207) and Decani (1327) and from the biography of Medieval ruler (king) Stephen of Decani. The illustrations of healing some patients with mental diseases were shown on frescoes and in the lives of saints. In Medieval Serbia, there were 49 foreign doctors working (15 in XIV, 30 in XV and 4 in XVI century) and until Turkish conquest Serbia took a very important place in Medieval Europe. Objective of this paper is to show where psychiatric patients were treated in Medieval Serbia, the way they were treated, who treated them, where the hospitals were and what kind of treatment wereapplied.","PeriodicalId":31896,"journal":{"name":"Psihijatrija Danas","volume":"52 1","pages":"5-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71033551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Ristić, Sanja Andrić-Petrović, S. Jerotić, M. Zebić, N. Jovanović, N. Marić
Despite national and international guidelines recommending inclusion of psychotherapy and psychosocial interventions as regular part of treatment for patients with psychosis spectrum disorders (PSD), outpatient psychiatric care in Southeastern Europe (SEE) is mostly limited to medication prescription. DIALOG+ is a recently developed technology-based, patient centered psychosocial intervention that provides an economically viable intervention for treatment and comprehensive evaluation of multiple life domains. Its effectiveness in a range of psychiatric disorders has been shown in several studies conducted in high-income countries. Before an ongoing study evaluating DIALOG+ implementation and effectiveness in developing SEE countries is completed, we aimed to explore general impressions of mental health clinicians towards such an intervention and to compare the duration of treatment as usual (TAU) with DIALOG+ enriched appointments of PSD outpatients. The attendees of the national professional educational symposium were presented with DIALOG+, after which they completed a short survey on their general impressions towards the intervention. To obtain the information regarding duration of psychiatric appointments for patients with PSD in Serbia, we used data from a currently ongoing randomized clinical trial where DIALOG+ is being tested for effectiveness. The impressions of the survey (n=110) from mostly psychiatrists and psychiatry residents towards the concept of this intervention were overwhelmingly positive. However, the question arose if TAU is being prolonged by DIALOG+ to the extent that might limit its implementation. Although significant difference in average session duration was observed between DIALOG+ and TAU (31.96±16.47 vs. 19.75±6.11 minutes, p<0.01), providing structured interventions and patient evaluation might be of additional benefit for long term care and quality of life of PSD patients. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first evaluation of the duration of psychiatric appointments for outpatients with PSD in Serbia. Present information could be useful for different stakeholders in education of MH workers and implementation of DIALOG+ in the local settings.
尽管国家和国际指南建议将心理治疗和社会心理干预作为精神病谱系障碍(PSD)患者治疗的常规部分，但东南欧(SEE)的门诊精神科护理大多局限于药物处方。DIALOG+是最近开发的以技术为基础，以患者为中心的社会心理干预，为多种生命领域的治疗和综合评估提供经济上可行的干预。在高收入国家进行的几项研究表明，它对一系列精神疾病有效。在一项正在进行的评估DIALOG+在发展中SEE国家实施和有效性的研究完成之前，我们的目的是探索心理健康临床医生对这种干预措施的总体印象，并比较常规治疗(TAU)与DIALOG+门诊患者预约的PSD门诊时间。全国专业教育研讨会的与会者获得了DIALOG+，之后他们完成了关于他们对干预的总体印象的简短调查。为了获得塞尔维亚PSD患者精神科预约时间的信息，我们使用了目前正在进行的一项随机临床试验的数据，该试验正在测试DIALOG+的有效性。调查的印象(n=110)，大多数精神科医生和精神科住院医师对这种干预的概念是压倒性的积极。然而，问题出现了，如果TAU被DIALOG+延长到可能限制其实施的程度。虽然DIALOG+和TAU的平均疗程时间有显著差异(31.96±16.47 vs. 19.75±6.11分钟，p<0.01)，但提供结构化干预和患者评估可能对PSD患者的长期护理和生活质量有额外的好处。据我们所知，这是第一次对塞尔维亚精神病患者门诊就诊时间的评估。目前的信息可能对不同的利益相关者在妇幼保健工作者的教育和在当地实施DIALOG+有用。
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Perinatal mental health disorders are defined as mental conditions developed during pregnancy or in a year following child delivery. Women are affected but it is possible partners can be too, as a new or additional mental health condition. The aim of perinatal psychiatry is preventing perinatal mental health problems, as well as timely and scientifically based diagnose and offer evidence-based treatment including psychosocial therapy or medications. Undiagnosed or untreated perinatal mental disorders during or after pregnancy can have significant and long-lasting effects on the wellbeing of the women and her overall health, child health and development, as well as partner relationships and society as whole.
{"title":"Mental disorders in the peripartum period","authors":"M. Milosavljević, O. Vuković","doi":"10.5937/PSIHDAN2001131M","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSIHDAN2001131M","url":null,"abstract":"Perinatal mental health disorders are defined as mental conditions developed during pregnancy or in a year following child delivery. Women are affected but it is possible partners can be too, as a new or additional mental health condition. The aim of perinatal psychiatry is preventing perinatal mental health problems, as well as timely and scientifically based diagnose and offer evidence-based treatment including psychosocial therapy or medications. Undiagnosed or untreated perinatal mental disorders during or after pregnancy can have significant and long-lasting effects on the wellbeing of the women and her overall health, child health and development, as well as partner relationships and society as whole.","PeriodicalId":31896,"journal":{"name":"Psihijatrija Danas","volume":"52 1","pages":"131-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71034375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In the past few years the number of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers worldwide has increased dramatically. Serbia, as a mainly transit country currently hosts over 6,000 new asylum-seekers and refugees, over 26.200 refugees and 198.500 internally displaced persons from the ex-Yugoslavia region, and 1.950 persons at risk of statelessness. Migrants are often under acute and chronic stress. Many of them were traumatized in their homelands and during their journey, due to persecution, violence, and human right violations, and they are confronted with ongoing stressors in the exile countries. Extensive research has shown increased rates and substantial variability in the prevalence of short-term and long-term mental health problems among refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. The most prevalent psychiatric disorders are depression, anxiety, prolonged grief, somatoform disorders, psychosis, substance use disorders, and disorders specifically related to stress, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder. It’s urgent to offer a systemic and sustainable solutions for mental health protection, in order to reduce trauma related mental health problems and prevent long-term consequences. Multisectoral, evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach is recognized as crucial in identifying needs of these populations and enabling proper protection of their mental health and psychosocial wellbeing.
{"title":"Mental health of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants: An overview of challenges and good practice examples","authors":"B. Pejušković, Maša Vukčević-Marković","doi":"10.5937/PSIHDAN2001073P","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSIHDAN2001073P","url":null,"abstract":"In the past few years the number of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers worldwide has increased dramatically. Serbia, as a mainly transit country currently hosts over 6,000 new asylum-seekers and refugees, over 26.200 refugees and 198.500 internally displaced persons from the ex-Yugoslavia region, and 1.950 persons at risk of statelessness. Migrants are often under acute and chronic stress. Many of them were traumatized in their homelands and during their journey, due to persecution, violence, and human right violations, and they are confronted with ongoing stressors in the exile countries. Extensive research has shown increased rates and substantial variability in the prevalence of short-term and long-term mental health problems among refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. The most prevalent psychiatric disorders are depression, anxiety, prolonged grief, somatoform disorders, psychosis, substance use disorders, and disorders specifically related to stress, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder. It’s urgent to offer a systemic and sustainable solutions for mental health protection, in order to reduce trauma related mental health problems and prevent long-term consequences. Multisectoral, evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach is recognized as crucial in identifying needs of these populations and enabling proper protection of their mental health and psychosocial wellbeing.","PeriodicalId":31896,"journal":{"name":"Psihijatrija Danas","volume":"52 1","pages":"73-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71034157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Grujicic, J. Maslak, Saša Štupar, M. Pejović-Milovančević
Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a defect in the synthesis of steroid hormones of the adrenal cortex. This defect results in elevated serum androgen levels. Androgens have been shown to have a significant effect on the developing brain during prenatal and postnatal period, which can lead to impaired neurocognitive functioning and contribute to the development of psychiatric disorders. The aim: In this paper, we will present a patient with CAH who developed serious psychiatric problems during adolescence. The aim of this case report is to discuss a possible connection between these two conditions and to consider possible diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Case report: The patient was diagnosed with the classic form of CAH at birth. After months of corticosteroid substitution therapy, the patient was surgically treated at 7 months of age with vaginoplasty and clitoroplasty. The patient developed serious psychiatric problems from the depressive-anxiety spectrum in the early adolescent period, followed by impaired impulse control and aggression. This report illustrates the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions conducted at the Clinical Department for Children and Adolescents of the Institute of Mental Health. Conclusion: Given the abundant evidence on the impact of CAH on cognitive ability and psychosocial functioning, it is necessary to develop and implement complementary multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in these patients. Such interventions would aim to prevent the onset of psychiatric comorbidities and consequently improve the quality of life and functionality of these patients.
{"title":"Congenital adrenal hyperplasia associated with mental disorders: A case report","authors":"R. Grujicic, J. Maslak, Saša Štupar, M. Pejović-Milovančević","doi":"10.5937/PSIHDAN2001057G","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSIHDAN2001057G","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a defect in the synthesis of steroid hormones of the adrenal cortex. This defect results in elevated serum androgen levels. Androgens have been shown to have a significant effect on the developing brain during prenatal and postnatal period, which can lead to impaired neurocognitive functioning and contribute to the development of psychiatric disorders. The aim: In this paper, we will present a patient with CAH who developed serious psychiatric problems during adolescence. The aim of this case report is to discuss a possible connection between these two conditions and to consider possible diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Case report: The patient was diagnosed with the classic form of CAH at birth. After months of corticosteroid substitution therapy, the patient was surgically treated at 7 months of age with vaginoplasty and clitoroplasty. The patient developed serious psychiatric problems from the depressive-anxiety spectrum in the early adolescent period, followed by impaired impulse control and aggression. This report illustrates the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions conducted at the Clinical Department for Children and Adolescents of the Institute of Mental Health. Conclusion: Given the abundant evidence on the impact of CAH on cognitive ability and psychosocial functioning, it is necessary to develop and implement complementary multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in these patients. Such interventions would aim to prevent the onset of psychiatric comorbidities and consequently improve the quality of life and functionality of these patients.","PeriodicalId":31896,"journal":{"name":"Psihijatrija Danas","volume":"52 1","pages":"57-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71033570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper discusses the reasons why conspiracy theories emerge (the desire to belong, survive, be close with the members of the group, and maintain a positive image of ourselves and the community). Theories and results of research about psychological factors that are believed to influence the emergence of conspiracy theories are presented. The authors conclude that belief in conspiracy theories is highly dependent on epistemological, existential, and social motives. Research has not yet shown that these theories serve to satisfy these motives, and it is even possible to the contrary, that these theories do not strengthen social cohesion at all, do not lead to improvement of self-esteem and a more positive image of ourselves or the group we belong to. Important questions remain open and more research needs to be done about the consequences of believing in conspiracy theories, especially in vulnerable populations, which have been found to have the highest motivation to accept these theories. The tendency to believe in conspiracy theories is a phenomenon influenced by many factors. Some of these factors are belonging to a lower socio-economic background, a lower educational level, a tendency to outsource one's own responsibility for life's failures, or to neglect the genetic and educational factors that led to it. However, many other factors, such as mental health status, also determine this phenomenon. Poorly integrated, deeply insecure personalities who have not overcome the schizoid-paranoid position of development, tend to perceive the environment as perceptual and threatening, with the aim to protect their own self from deeper disintegration.
{"title":"Mechanisms of action of conspiracy theories","authors":"Ana Slavković, V. Slavkovic","doi":"10.5937/PSIHDAN2001141S","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/PSIHDAN2001141S","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses the reasons why conspiracy theories emerge (the desire to belong, survive, be close with the members of the group, and maintain a positive image of ourselves and the community). Theories and results of research about psychological factors that are believed to influence the emergence of conspiracy theories are presented. The authors conclude that belief in conspiracy theories is highly dependent on epistemological, existential, and social motives. Research has not yet shown that these theories serve to satisfy these motives, and it is even possible to the contrary, that these theories do not strengthen social cohesion at all, do not lead to improvement of self-esteem and a more positive image of ourselves or the group we belong to. Important questions remain open and more research needs to be done about the consequences of believing in conspiracy theories, especially in vulnerable populations, which have been found to have the highest motivation to accept these theories. The tendency to believe in conspiracy theories is a phenomenon influenced by many factors. Some of these factors are belonging to a lower socio-economic background, a lower educational level, a tendency to outsource one's own responsibility for life's failures, or to neglect the genetic and educational factors that led to it. However, many other factors, such as mental health status, also determine this phenomenon. Poorly integrated, deeply insecure personalities who have not overcome the schizoid-paranoid position of development, tend to perceive the environment as perceptual and threatening, with the aim to protect their own self from deeper disintegration.","PeriodicalId":31896,"journal":{"name":"Psihijatrija Danas","volume":"52 1","pages":"141-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71034399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Stefanović, D. Stankić, S. Stoisavljević, O. Vuković
Hypochondria is a mental disorder characterized by a preoccupation with fears that a person may be ill or suffering from a serious illness, based on a misinterpretation of problems that cannot be eliminated by appropriate medical reassurance. A special type of hypochondriasis known as Medical Student Syndrome (MSS) refers to student's fears and beliefs that they are ill or may become ill with the illnesses they are learning while studying in pre-clinical and clinical subjects. A cross-sectional study was conducted during the winter semester of the 2019/2020 school year, with a sample of 90 students of the first, third, and sixth year of the Faculty of Medicine, sampled on a random basis. Subjects completed the Illness Attitude Scale (IAS). The aim of study was to investigate whether there is a difference in the incidence of hypochondrial tendencies and beliefs in the students of the Faculty of Medicine in relation to the year of study. The mean values on certain subscales were statistically significantly higher in students of third compared to students of first and sixth year of medicine. Students who have not renewed a year were found to have significantly higher average scores on the Disease Concerns and Pain Concerns subscale, as well as Disease phobia compared to those who renewed the year, while Hypochondrial beliefs were statistically significantly higher in subjects who renewed the year compared to students who had not renewed the year. The presented results support the hypothesis that health anxiety and all its components among the medical students at the preclinical level is most pronounced in the third year of study, and that it shows declining trend in the later stages of study.
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