Abstract
Medical and dental students (N =315) were surveyed about current psychological distress, treatment status, perfectionism, and attitudes about mental health services. Although 23.8% of the students reported clinical levels of distress, only 7.6% of the sample reported receiving mental health treatment. Many students expressed concern about the stigma of seeking professional help, and distressed students who were not in treatment had higher levels of socially-prescribed perfectionism and held more negative attitudes about mental health services than distressed students seeking help.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-39 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of College Student Psychotherapy |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Attitudes about mental health services
- Medical and dental students
- Perfectionism
- Seeking psychotherapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health