Effect of medical education on students' attitudes toward psychiatry and individuals with mental disorders
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Effect of medical education on students' attitudes toward psychiatry and individuals with mental disorders. / Hofmann, Marzellus; Harendza, Sigrid; Meyer, Jelka; Drabik, Anna; Reimer, Jens; Kuhnigk, Olaf.
in: ACAD PSYCHIATR, Jahrgang 37, Nr. 6, 01.11.2013, S. 380-4.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Effect of medical education on students' attitudes toward psychiatry and individuals with mental disorders
AU - Hofmann, Marzellus
AU - Harendza, Sigrid
AU - Meyer, Jelka
AU - Drabik, Anna
AU - Reimer, Jens
AU - Kuhnigk, Olaf
PY - 2013/11/1
Y1 - 2013/11/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the effect of medical education on students' attitudes toward psychiatry and psychiatric patients, and examined the usefulness of a new evaluation tool: the 6-item Psychiatric Experience, Attitudes, and Knowledge (PEAK-6).METHOD: Authors studied the attitudes of 116 medical students toward psychiatry and individuals with mental disorders, using two questionnaires before and after a 12-week module of "psychosocial medicine." Results of the 30-item questionnaire Attitudes Toward Psychiatry (ATP-30) were compared with the results of PEAK-6.RESULTS: With the ATP-30, no change in attitudes toward psychiatry was observed at the end of the module. With the PEAK-6, the item "attitude toward psychiatry" significantly improved. Knowledge of and experience with psychiatry as well as knowledge of and experience with individuals with mental disorders improved significantly; however, attitudes toward individuals with mental disorders did not improve.CONCLUSION: PEAK-6 seems to be a promising tool with regard to nuanced information about psychiatric learning experiences. Participation in a psychiatric module may be associated with a positive effect on students' knowledge about, experience with, and attitudes toward psychiatry, but not attitudes toward psychiatric patients.
AB - OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the effect of medical education on students' attitudes toward psychiatry and psychiatric patients, and examined the usefulness of a new evaluation tool: the 6-item Psychiatric Experience, Attitudes, and Knowledge (PEAK-6).METHOD: Authors studied the attitudes of 116 medical students toward psychiatry and individuals with mental disorders, using two questionnaires before and after a 12-week module of "psychosocial medicine." Results of the 30-item questionnaire Attitudes Toward Psychiatry (ATP-30) were compared with the results of PEAK-6.RESULTS: With the ATP-30, no change in attitudes toward psychiatry was observed at the end of the module. With the PEAK-6, the item "attitude toward psychiatry" significantly improved. Knowledge of and experience with psychiatry as well as knowledge of and experience with individuals with mental disorders improved significantly; however, attitudes toward individuals with mental disorders did not improve.CONCLUSION: PEAK-6 seems to be a promising tool with regard to nuanced information about psychiatric learning experiences. Participation in a psychiatric module may be associated with a positive effect on students' knowledge about, experience with, and attitudes toward psychiatry, but not attitudes toward psychiatric patients.
U2 - 10.1176/appi.ap.11090172
DO - 10.1176/appi.ap.11090172
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24097098
VL - 37
SP - 380
EP - 384
JO - ACAD PSYCHIATR
JF - ACAD PSYCHIATR
SN - 1042-9670
IS - 6
ER -