Careers in psychiatry: Options for the future

Talbott, J.A.; Granet, Roger

doi:10.1016/0010-440x(84)90057-9

Cited by 11 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Because of a steady decline in the number of medical students choosing to specialize in psychiatry there have been a number of interesting studies on their attitudes to psychiatry (Nielsen 1979, 1980; Taintor & Nielsen 1981; Talbott & Granet 1984).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Career attitudes of preclinical medical students to the medical specialties

Furnham

1986

Medical Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study set out to investigate the attitudes of preclinical medical students to various specialties. It specifically aimed to measure a range of attitudes to nine medical specialties, by nearly 200 students. Multivariate analysis showed that the scale has various interpretable dimensions which measured such things as the way the specialty is taught in medical school, the recognized efficacy of treatment, type of patients, etc. Univariate analysis revealed numerous significant differences between the subjects' perceptions of the different specialties. It was concluded that the questionnaire provided a reliable, robust and valid instrument for the measurement of medical student attitudes to any or all specialties and may be particularly useful for research in this field.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Career attitudes of preclinical medical students to the medical specialties

Furnham

1986

Medical Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Administrative psychiatry: What sort of job is this for a woman?

Talbott¹,

Bachrach²

1985

Administration in Mental Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

E pluribus unum: Striking back at disunity

Talbott

1988

Psych Quart

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Examination of the current tendency to emphasize differences in psychiatry leads to the conclusion that there is a vast distance between those differences offering diversity and controversy that enliven and enlighten our professional lives and those born out of personal pique and intellectual obsolescence. For while diversity is essential and controversy invigorating--ideological sniping at one another is destructive, and being behind the times, downright dangerous. The title of may paper--"E Pluribus Unum"--roughly translated means "out of the many--one." It is my contention that sometimes we perceive the differing views of psychiatry as splitting us apart and destroying us, and indeed when they involve sniping and obsolescence, this may be the case. Such a view of each other is, I believe, increasing because of increasing environmental changes--in science, in corporatization, in reimbursement, and in competition. But I believe equally firmly that the solution to these changes lies in our hanging together and conducting effective, cooperative, educational, political action, and ethical activities, rather than cursing either the darkness or each other. Thus, while many wish to emphasize differences, I wish to conclude by emphasizing similarities. We are many, and that diversity and the controversy it engenders is a source of enormous strength. But we are also one, and that identity and cohesiveness can dispel the more destructive types of differences. We must make sure that we remain many, but we must make equally sure that we remain one.

show abstract

Careers in psychiatry: Options for the future

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Career attitudes of preclinical medical students to the medical specialties

Career attitudes of preclinical medical students to the medical specialties

Administrative psychiatry: What sort of job is this for a woman?

E pluribus unum: Striking back at disunity

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About