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Teaching psychiatric interview skills to medical students
L M Lovett1, A Cox, M Abou-Saleh
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool.
Medical Education
|May 1, 1990
Summary
This teaching package enhances medical students' psychiatric interview skills through hands-on practice and peer feedback. It aims to build confidence and proficiency in conducting psychiatric histories and mental state examinations.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Skills Training
Background:
- Medical students often experience anxiety when interviewing psychiatric patients.
- A need exists for structured training in specific psychiatric interviewing techniques.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a teaching package for medical students on psychiatric interviewing.
- To reduce student anxiety, reinforce basic skills, and teach psychiatric-specific techniques.
Main Methods:
- Utilized 'hands-on' patient interviews in small peer groups.
- Incorporated peer feedback using checklists for fact/feeling elicitation and interview control.
- Facilitated small-group discussions led by a senior psychiatrist.
Main Results:
- Active student involvement in interviews enhanced engagement.
- Peer feedback was perceived as supportive and motivating.
- Psychiatrist-led discussions focused on interviewing process, not patient pathology.
Conclusions:
- The teaching package effectively engages students in learning psychiatric interviewing.
- This method can improve medical students' confidence and skills in psychiatric assessments.
- The package serves as an ideal precursor to further clinical placement training.