Abstract
The phenomenological method was used in the study as the qualitative research design. The research was conducted with 23 students who completed the theoretical part of the psychiatric nursing course and its clinical practice in the nursing department of a university in Turkey. The data were collected through individual in-depth interviews and analyzed by content analysis method.
Highlights
Mental illnesses can be devastating for the individuals because of the clinical symptoms and indications of the illness and due to the problems which come into play at the personal and family levels within the social framework [1,2]
It was identified that the nursing students shared common views about the reasons for the stigmatization and the recommendations for reducing it, and the psychiatric nursing course gave rise to positive changes in students’ emotions, thoughts, and behaviors about the mental illnesses
By using a qualitative phenomenological approach, this study was performed for examining what views the nursing students who completed the theoretical part of the psychiatric nursing course and its clinical practice had about mental disorders and stigmatization
Summary
Mental illnesses can be devastating for the individuals because of the clinical symptoms and indications of the illness and due to the problems which come into play at the personal and family levels within the social framework [1,2]. The individuals diagnosed with mental illnesses get frequently exposed to stigmatization across the society in general, in their families and among their kinfolks, in terms of their relations with health workers and even between themselves [3]. The stigmatization does affect the psychological well-being and development of the persons with mental disorders, but it acts as a crucial obstacle preventing them from seeking, accessing, and continuing the treatment [5]. That the patients can be reintegrated into society upon recovery from the mental illness, the need arises for cooperation with the authorities which include the local governments as well. It is considered that the nurses will have a crucial place in this area as it is a multidisciplinary service (medical doctor, nurse, patient, patient’s relative, head of neighborhood government, and so on.) [3].
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