dc.contributor.author |
Rodrigo, A. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wijesinghe, C. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-10-29T09:39:47Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-10-29T09:39:47Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2012; 3(1): 14-16 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2012-6883 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2184 |
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dc.description.abstract |
BACKGROUND A Sri Lankan university recently changed its medical undergraduate curriculum by including a multifaceted psychiatry clerkship for final year students. Aims We investigated the effect of introducing an eightweek clinical rotation on career choice and attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry as a discipline. METHOD One hundred medical students completed the Attitudes Towards Psychiatry (ATP-30) questionnaire before and after the final year psychiatry clerkship. RESULTS This study showed favourable improvements in the ATP-30 score following exposure to the professorial clerkship. Significant increase was noted in the desire to pursue a career in psychiatry. CONCLUSION Exposure to a psychiatry clerkship in the final year could improve the attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry. |
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dc.publisher |
Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists |
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dc.title |
Changes in attitudes toward psychiatry with introduction of a new curriculum: experiences of a Sri Lankan medical school |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.identifier.department |
Psychiatry |
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dc.creator.corporateauthor |
Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists |
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