Use of interactive teaching techniques to introduce mental health training to medical schools in a resource poor setting

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 256-263

  Sheriff, R J Syed ^a   Bass, N ^b   Hughes, P ^c   Ade Odunlade, P ^d   Ismail, A ^e   Whitwell, Susannah ^f   Jenkins, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Vista Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

^e Woodstock General Hospital   (Canada)

^f SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovative; Mental health; Pilot; Resource poor; Somaliland; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTERACTIVE TEACHING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; ROLE PLAYING; STIGMA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING;

APTITUDE TESTS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOMALIA; TEACHING;

EID: 84883225497     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v16i4.34     Document Type: Article

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