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Stigma towards mental illness in Portuguese students of the integrated master’s degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine and pharmaceutical sciences

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  • Beatriz V de Campos
  • Bárbara Almeida
  • Laetitia Teixeira
  • Alice Lopes

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Background: Stigma towards mental illness is a problem faced by health science professionals, acting as a barrier to providing care and seeking help. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare social stigma among Medical, Pharmacy and Veterinary students from the same university campus and assess the impact of their respective curricula on stigma levels. Method: We performed an observational cross-sectional study, involving first and final-year students of the Integrated Master’s in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, from two Institutions of the University of Porto, Portugal. An online self-report questionnaire, using the preliminary Portuguese version of the Attribution Questionnaire AQ-27, was employed. Additionally, a brief sociodemographic questionnaire was administered, also inquiring about close contact with mental illness. Results: A total of 182 students were considered for analysis. In terms of comparative analysis, first-year pharmacy students exhibited a higher score in the Segregation dimension compared to first-year veterinary medicine and final-year medicine students ( p  

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  • Beatriz V de Campos & Bárbara Almeida & Laetitia Teixeira & Alice Lopes, 2026. "Stigma towards mental illness in Portuguese students of the integrated master’s degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine and pharmaceutical sciences," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 72(1), pages 116-128, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:72:y:2026:i:1:p:116-128
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640251353681
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