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. 2022 Mar-Apr;43(2):129-131.
doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000796.

Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Before and After Attending a Mental Health Course

Sawsan Abuhammad  1 , Shaher Hamaideh
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Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Before and After Attending a Mental Health Course

Sawsan Abuhammad et al. Nurs Educ Perspect. 2022 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

This study aims to compare the attitudes of nursing students in Jordan toward seeking professional psychological help, before and after taking part in a mental health course. A pretest-posttest design was used to assess the attitudes of 205 nursing students attending a state-run university in Zarqa City, Jordan. A significant difference was found in Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help subscales before and after the course, implying that it would be useful for policy makers to provide periodic comprehensive mental health education and courses for practicing health care providers.

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