Medical students' attitudes towards a career in psychiatry before and after viewing a promotional DVD

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-317

  Robertson, Tasha ^a   Walter, Garry ^a,b   Soh, Nerissa ^b   Hunt, Glenn ^a,c   Cleary, Michelle ^c   Malhi, Gin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Australia   (Australia)

^c Research Unit   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Career; DVD; Medical students; Psychiatry; RANZCP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AWARENESS; CAREER; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PSYCHIATRY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249097740     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560902874298     Document Type: Article

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