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The attitudes of 'tomorrow's doctors' towards mental illness and psychiatry : changes during the final undergraduate year

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Baxter, Helen, Singh, Swaran P., Standen, Penny and Duggan, C. (Conor) (2001) The attitudes of 'tomorrow's doctors' towards mental illness and psychiatry : changes during the final undergraduate year. Medical Education, Volume 35 (Number 4). pp. 381-383. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2923.2001.00902.x ISSN 0308-0110.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2923.2001.00902.x

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Abstract

Aims
To compare the efficacy of two teaching styles, didactic teaching and problem based learning, in producing enduring change in final-year medical students’ attitudes towards psychiatry and mental illness.

Method
A 1-year follow-up questionnaire survey of two groups of medical students taught psychiatry in their fourth-year training by two different methods. One-year follow-up scores were compared with pre-attachment and post-attachment scores in the fourth year.

Results
70 (68%) students completed both questionnaires at follow-up. The follow-up scores were significantly lower compared with both the fourth-year pre-attachment and post-attachment scores, suggesting that the positive change in attitudes following psychiatric training in the fourth year significantly decayed during the final year. The two teaching methods did not differ in the magnitude of this reduction.

Conclusions
The positive change that occurs in medical students’ attitude towards psychiatry, psychiatrists and mental illness after their fourth-year psychiatric training is transient and decays over the final year.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Mental health -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain, Medical students -- Great Britain -- Attitudes, Physicians -- Great Britain -- Attitudes, Medical education -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: Medical Education
Publisher: Blackwells
ISSN: 0308-0110
Official Date: 2001
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Volume: Volume 35
Number: Number 4
Page Range: pp. 381-383
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2001.00902.x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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