Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians Toward Forensic Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Medical Journal
Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians Toward Forensic Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Medical Journal
Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians Toward Forensic Psychiatry in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Medical Journal
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Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out Email Article ٠أعجبني
using a 3-page, 3-section questionnaire containing 21 Citation Tools
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questions disseminated randomly online via Google
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forms using social media platforms. The 482
participants were residents, specialists, and consultants
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of various specialties. The study was conducted
between September 2020 and August 2021 in various
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tertiary hospitals across Saudi Arabia.
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of the physicians.
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Conclusion: Although the perspective of physicians
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regarding forensic psychiatry was found to be positive,
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their knowledge of the topic seems to be lacking.
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Table 1
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- Basic demographic characteristics of the physicians (N=482).
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Table 2
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- Assessment of physician’s knowledge toward forensic psychiatry
(N=482).
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Table 3 depicts the assessment of physicians’ attitudes
toward forensic psychiatry. It can be observed that
30.9% of physicians “agreed” and 16% “strongly
agreed” that the rules of forensic psychiatry are clear
and understandable; 32.2% “agreed” and 37.3%
“strongly agreed” that forensic psychiatry is an
important specialty that plays a partial role in protecting
the public from criminal patients. Furthermore, 33%
“agreed” and 29.3% “strongly agreed” that an expansion
in the number of beds for forensic psychiatry patients is
a necessary investment, while 29.5% “agreed” and
33.6% “strongly agreed” that forensic psychiatry should
be more community-based rather than inpatient
focused. Similarly, 32.8% “agreed” and 39.8% “strongly
agreed” that health authorities should spend more on
improving community psychiatric services rather than
on imprisoning more patients, 27.2% “agreed” and
26.1% “strongly agreed” that forensic psychiatry experts
should only provide their services as witnesses in
litigations related to mental illness from a neutral
position without favoring either the prosecution or the
defense. In addition, 35.5% “agreed” and 25.7%
“strongly agreed” that forensic psychiatry patients are
generally not easily likable or acceptable, while 24.5%
“agreed” and 17.6% “strongly agreed” that the criminal
Table 4
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- Differences in the scores of knowledge and attitude in relation to
the socio-demographic characteristics of the physicians (N=482).
Study limitations
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6.↵Hill SA, Mather G, Laugharne R. Attitudes of psychiatrists
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