Promoting a biopsychosocial orientation in family practice: Effect of two teaching programs on the knowledge and attitudes of practising primary care physicians

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 613-618

  Margalit, Alon P A ^a   Glick, Shimon M ^a   Benbassat, Jochanan ^b   Cohen, Ayala ^c   Katz, Michael ^d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALINT GROUP; BURNOUT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SELF ESTEEM; TEACHING; WORKLOAD;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 31144474645     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500097091     Document Type: Article

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