%0 Journal Article
%T Attitudes towards depression among non
%A Abdulaziz Alsaad
%A Abdullah Almanea
%A Irfan Anjum
%A Mohamud Mohamud
%A Thamir Aldahmashi
%J Health Psychology Open
%@ 2055-1029
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2055102918820640
%X Depression is a common mental illness that has a profound impact on an estimated number of 300 million people worldwide. Depression is stigmatised in communities and even physicians, especially, non-psychiatric physicians, which affects depressed patientsĄŻ care. This study aims to investigate non-psychiatric physiciansĄŻ attitudes towards depression in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study surveyed 380 participants using Revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire. Non-psychiatric physicians in Riyadh are optimistic and have a positive perspective towards depression. Yet, the majority preferred dealing with physical rather than mental illness. Understanding the attitudes of medical practitioners is important to shape service delivery and assess training needs
%K attitude
%K confidence
%K depression
%K non-psychiatric
%K physician
%K psychiatry
%K R-DAQ
%K Riyadh
%K Saudi Arabia
%K stigmatisation
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2055102918820640