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Medical students' attitudes to psychiatry at the end of the clinical curriculum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

D. G. Wilkinson ,
B. K. Toone  and
S. Greer
D. G. Wilkinson*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London
B. K. Toone
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London
S. Greer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr D. G. Wilkinson, General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

The significantly favourable changes in medical students' general attitude to psychiatry and intention to specialize in the subject, which we found after an 8-week psychiatric clerkship, were maintained one year later, at the time of the students' M.B., B.S. examinations. However, of 18 specific attitudes to psychiatry, only one changed significantly overall – fewer students agreed that ‘psychiatrists are held in poor regard by most other doctors’. Contrary to other reports, these preliminary findings suggest that a psychiatric clerkship may be followed by stable attitudes and intent towards the specialty.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , August 1983 , pp. 655 - 658
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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