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Medical students' evaluation of their experience of the psychiatry of mental handicap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

G. Holt
Affiliation:
Psychiatry of Mental Handicap Section, UMDS (Guy's), London Bridge, London SE1 9RT
N. Bouras
Affiliation:
Psychiatry of Mental Handicap Section, UMDS (Guy's), London Bridge, London SE1 9RT
D. Brooks
Affiliation:
Psychiatry of Mental Handicap Section, UMDS (Guy's), London Bridge, London SE1 9RT
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With changing patterns of care, it is expected that more doctors will have contact with people with mental handicap. This study looks at medical students' evaluation of an aspect of the training they received to prepare them for such contact.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1993

References

Hollins, S. (1988) How mental handicap is taught in UK medical schools. Medical Teacher, 10, 289295.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Holt, G. & Bouras, N. (1988) Attitudes of medical students to mental handicap. Medical Teacher, 10, 305307.Google Scholar
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