Denominations for mental disorder recognized by medical students: a cualitative research
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Prejudice, mental disorders, medicine students, grounded theory, qualitative studiesAbstract
The present work's objective was to explore the recognized denominations for mental disorders in a group of medical students. A qualitative study was done. Students who started a psychiatry course were asked the words or phrases heard in the community to name people who meet mental disorders criteria. The analysis was based on grounded theory. A total of 21 students participated, 15 women and 6 men, between 18 and 25 years. A total of 228 words or phrases were counted that were grouped into 98 similar connotations. The most frequent denomination was crazy. Based on the results, it is concluded that the number of recognized names for mental disorders in this group of medical students is high. These words generally have a pejorative connotation.
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