Changing the attitudes of 'tomorrow's doctors' towards mental illness and psychiatry: A comparison of two teaching methods

Medical Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-120

  Singh, Swaran P ^a   Baxter, Helen ^a   Standen, Penny ^a   Duggan, Conor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; England; Problem based learning; Psychiatry, education; Students, medical, psycholoy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; CURRICULUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031836367     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1998.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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