The attitudes toward psychiatry of physicians and medical students in Venezuela.
Acta Psychiatr Scand
; 88(1): 53-9, 1993 Jul.
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Attitudes toward psychiatry were assessed in 490 medical students and 362 physicians from two universities in Venezuela: Universidad de Los Andes (ULA) and Universidad Centro-Occidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA). A modified version of the Attitude Toward Psychiatry-30 scale was used. The attitude toward psychiatry of all the students and physicians was moderately positive. Students from ULA displayed a more positive attitude than UCLA students, whereas physicians from UCLA displayed a more positive attitude than ULA physicians. The most negative attitude toward psychiatry was observed in students planning to select obstetrics and gynecology (ULA + UCLA), in physicians working in Surgery, obstetrics and gynecology (ULA + UCLA) and in basic sciences (ULA). Female students tended to display a more positive attitude than male students. The attitude toward psychiatry was similar in students with low and high academic achievement in the courses in psychiatry. A large number of years in the profession did not modify the attitude of the physicians. It is recommended to improve teaching and communication with the students and physicians that displayed the most negative attitudes toward psychiatry.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psiquiatria
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Estudantes
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Atitude
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Educação Médica
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Psychiatr Scand
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos