@article{ref1,
title="Attitude towards suicide and help-seeking behavior among medical undergraduates in a Malaysian university",
journal="Academic psychiatry",
year="2021",
author="Wahab, Suzaily and Shah, Nicholas Elam and Sivachandran, Sarmeswaran and Shahruddin, Izzati and Ismail, Nik Nor Shaida and Mohan, Loushinnah Devi and Kamaluddin, Mohammad Rahim and Nawi, Azmawati Mohammed",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The attitude of medical personnel towards suicide may influence the outcome of suicidal-patients management. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of medical undergraduates towards suicide and its association with their help-seeking behavior. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 290 medical undergraduates was conducted in a Malaysian university. The questionnaires on the attitude towards suicide and general help-seeking behavior were used as research instruments. <br><br>RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 22.4 years. Participants who did psychiatry posting indicated a greater tendency to agree on suicide as a way of communication (p = 0.008) than those who did not. Participants previously diagnosed with a psychiatric illness indicated a greater ability to understand and accept suicide (p < 0.001) as well as a greater tendency to agree on the normality of suicide (p = 0.019) than those without a previous diagnosis. Those who attended a suicide prevention program also indicated a greater tendency to agree that loneliness and avoidance could be triggers to suicide (p = 0.037) than those who did not. No correlation was found between the &quot;attitude towards suicide&quot; and &quot;general help-seeking behavior&quot; variable. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Education programs in suicide prevention and management need to be incorporated early into the undergraduate medical curriculum to cultivate a more positive attitude towards suicide and help-seeking behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1042-9670",
doi="10.1007/s40596-021-01513-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40596-021-01513-z"
}