TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Attitudes of medical students, general practitioners, teachers, and police officers toward suicide in a Turkish sample
JO  - Crisis
A1  - Oncu, Bedriye
A1  - Soyka, Cigdem
A1  - Ihan, Inci Ozgur
A1  - Sayil, Isik
SP  - 173
EP  - 179
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
N2  - Since attitudes predict future behavior and are important in suicide prevention, we aimed to determine the attitudes of professional groups with potential importance in suicide and suicide prevention. A total sample of 205 medical students, general practitioners, secondary school guidance teachers, and police officers from Ankara completed the Attitudes Toward Suicide Scale (ATSS). Principal components analysis revealed a nine factor model for the scale. Participants from different professions held different attitudes toward suicide. Medical students and general practitioners had the most permissive attitudes. General practitioners' attitude scores about preparedness to prevent suicide were lower compared to other groups, which points out the importance of continuing medical education and implementation of suicide prevention programs in primary care.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0227-5910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -