Abstract
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the attitude of future health care providers regarding the treatment and management of mental health disorders (MHDs).
 Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method. A self-developed and pre-validated tool was used to collect data from students studying in three health care faculties of a university in Malaysia. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 was used to analyze the data.
 Results: Out of the total study participants, males were 104 (36.6%) and females were 180 (63.4%) in the study. For the race variable the Malays students were 7 (2.5%), Chinese students 212 (74.6%), Indians students 60 (21.2%), and others 5 (1.7%).
 Conclusion: Overall positive attitude was observed among the studied cohort of future health care providers.
Highlights
Mental wellbeing is an essential element of health
The objective of the study was to determine the attitude of future health care providers regarding the treatment and management of mental health disorders (MHDs)
A total of 284 students from three healthcare faculties participated in the current study
Summary
Mental wellbeing is an essential element of health. Evidence disclosed that 14% of the global burden of disease are related to Mental health disorders [2]. Many people globally suffer from more than one mental disorder at specific time [3]. There are no effective treatments for mental health disorders are there, but still many patients do not obtain appropriate treatment for these disorders [4]. Even those who obtain care health care providers often tend to show a substantial delay for the improvement in symptoms belonged to mental disorder [5]. The fear of being differentiated from the healthy population has considered as a significant factor in generating barriers and results in the delay in seeking for proper treatment [6]
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