Improving clinician competency in communication about schizophrenia: A pilot educational program for psychiatry trainees

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 160-164

  Loughland, Carmel ^a   Kelly, Brian ^a   Ditton Phare, Philippa ^b   Sandhu, Harsimrat ^b   Vamos, Marina ^b   Outram, Sue ^a   Levin, Tomer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills training; Education program; Psychiatry; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRY; SATISFACTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84924972138     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: 15457230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0195-7     Document Type: Article

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