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Hindi International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372
Sara Abou Azar Author
Subjects of specialization
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Mental illness; Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; Cause; Students
American University of Beirut Medical Center, School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
Biography
Specialties SPECIALTY Resident Physician Resident physicians are doctors who have finished medical school and have been awarded an M.D. or D.O. degree, but are now in the process of training in a specific field of medicine under the supervision of another senior physician.
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Cross-Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards Mental Illnesses among University Students in Lebanon
Author(s): Sara Abou Azar, Krystelle Hanna, Riwa Sabbagh, Karen Sayad, Rita Tatiana Abi-Younes, Marie Nader, Jean Claude El-Aramouni, Jose Bou Nassif, Juliana Breidy and Hani Tamim
Purpose: Society tends to accord greater importance to biological illnesses, in comparison to mental disorders. In Lebanon, a gap was observed in the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards mental disorders. We aimed to assess the KAP regarding mental illnesses among university students and to compare their outlook based on socio-demographic characteristics, educational factors and previous exposure to mental disorders.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Lebanese university students. A questionnaire was filled... view more»
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