Undergraduate psychiatric education and attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry

Singer, Paul R.; Dornbush, Rhea L.; Brownstein, E J; Freedman, Alfred M.

doi:10.1016/0010-440x(86)90065-9

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“…In one long-term study on students in first and third year, neutral or moderately positive attitude changes correlated with educational and clinical material presented in lectures and with clinical patient interactions (Singer et al, 1986).…”

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Attitudes of Medical Students Towards Psychiatry

Kuhnigk¹,

Strebel²,

Schilauske³

et al. 2006

Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract

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A positive education experience as well as personal experience increases the probability of a positive student attitude towards psychiatry. In order to assure adequate care for the mentally ill, it should be a fundamental aim of medical education to promote positive attitudes towards the mentally ill and psychiatry. It remains to be investigated, however, whether an improvement in the attitudes of students towards the psychiatry discipline is sufficient to increase the number of students who would like to become psychiatrists or whether other factors are more deciding such as career opportunities, conditions of further education, or income potential.

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Attitudes of Medical Students Towards Psychiatry

Kuhnigk¹,

Strebel²,

Schilauske³

et al. 2006

Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract

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“…Teaching behavioural sciences early in the curriculum as part of a comprehensive programme has been shown to be an effective way of influencing the attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry [36]. The timing of this intervention is particularly important, as any significant change in attitude is more likely to occur early in the curriculum prior to clinical placement [35].…”

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Shrinking away from psychiatry? A survey of Australianmedical students' interest in psychiatry

Malhi¹,

Parker²,

Parker³

et al. 2002

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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“…The attitudes of medical students toward psychiatry as a specialty have been studied extensively in the United States (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9), Canada (10)(11)(12) and Europe (13)(14)(15)(16)(17). The attitudes toward psychiatry and other medical specialties are multidimensional, that is, "any specialty might be seen as highly positive on one dimension, but highly negative on another" (1 1, 15).…”

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“…The goals of these attitudinal studies have been to counteract the decline in psychiatric recruitment, and to identify the factors that exert positive and negative influence in the students' perception and choice of the specialty (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(16)(17)(18).…”

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The attitudes toward psychiatry of physicians and medical students in Venezuela

Baptista¹,

Pérez²,

Mendez³

et al. 1993

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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Attitudes toward psychiatry were assessed in 490 medical students and 362 physicians from two universities in Venezuela: Universidad de Los Andes (ULA) and Universidad Centro-Occidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA). A modified version of the Attitude Toward Psychiatry-30 scale was used. The attitude toward psychiatry of all the students and physicians was moderately positive. Students from ULA displayed a more positive attitude than UCLA students, whereas physicians from UCLA displayed a more positive attitude than ULA physicians. The most negative attitude toward psychiatry was observed in students planning to select obstetrics and gynecology (ULA + UCLA), in physicians working in Surgery, obstetrics and gynecology (ULA + UCLA) and in basic sciences (ULA). Female students tended to display a more positive attitude than male students. The attitude toward psychiatry was similar in students with low and high academic achievement in the courses in psychiatry. A large number of years in the profession did not modify the attitude of the physicians. It is recommended to improve teaching and communication with the students and physicians that displayed the most negative attitudes toward psychiatry.

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Undergraduate psychiatric education and attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry

Cited by 19 publications

References 19 publications

Attitudes of Medical Students Towards Psychiatry

Attitudes of Medical Students Towards Psychiatry

Shrinking away from psychiatry? A survey of Australianmedical students' interest in psychiatry

The attitudes toward psychiatry of physicians and medical students in Venezuela

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