Stigma about mental illness steers medical students away from psychiatry
- Written by The Conversation USA
Physician attitudes towards mental illness can reflect the general public's prejudice. Image of man on stairs via Dariush M/ShutterstockMental illness is a major public health problem in the United States. Suicide alone takes the lives of 38,000 Americans each year, more than double that from homicide. Medical and surgical patients who also have...
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