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Students' attitudes towards psychiatry.

F Creed, D Goldberg

    Medical Education
    |May 1, 1987
    PubMed
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    Medical students" attitudes toward psychiatry improve during clerkships, but general training negatively impacts views. Further training for doctors is recommended to address declining positive attitudes towards psychiatric patients and treatment efficacy.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Psychiatry
    • Attitudinal Studies

    Background:

    • General medical/surgical training can negatively influence medical students' attitudes toward psychiatry.
    • Pre-existing negative views of psychiatry may impact student engagement during clerkships.
    • Medical student interest in psychiatry fluctuates throughout clinical training.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To assess the impact of a psychiatry clerkship on medical students' attitudes toward psychiatry.
    • To examine the retention of attitudinal changes into the pre-registration year.
    • To identify potential areas for improving psychiatric training for medical professionals.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a reliable, self-administered questionnaire (Attitudes Toward Psychiatry scale).

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  • Included adequate numbers of medical students for robust data.
  • Tracked attitudinal changes from the beginning of the clerkship through the pre-registration year.

    • Main Results:

    • Psychiatry clerkships positively affected students' reported attitudes toward psychiatry.
    • General medical/surgical training demonstrated negative effects on these attitudes.
    • While initial negative views did not significantly impact performance, interest in psychiatry increased during the clerkship.
    • Attitudinal gains were partially maintained, but housemen showed negative changes regarding treatment efficacy and patient attitudes.

    Conclusions:

    • Psychiatry clerkships are crucial for fostering positive attitudes among medical students.
    • Declines in positive attitudes observed in housemen suggest a need for enhanced psychiatric training during the pre-registration year.
    • Additional training may motivate doctors to better detect and manage psychiatric conditions across all medical specialties.