Testing an empirically derived mental health training model featuring small groups, distributed practice and patient discussion

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-145

  Murrihy, Rachael C ^a,b   Byrne, Mitchell K ^b   Gonsalvez, Craig J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence ; Education; Education, medical, graduate ; Family practice ; Group processes; Methods; Patient participation; Programme evaluation; Psychiatry ; Standards; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 58649106227     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03256.x     Document Type: Article

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