Al-Adawi Samir, Dorvlo Atsu Ss, Bhaya Cashmera, Martin Rodger G, Al-Namani Aziz, Al-Hussaini Ala'din, Guenedi Amr D R
Department of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
Educ Health (Abingdon). 2008 Mar;21(1):117. Epub 2008 Apr 9.
This study investigated the attitudes of medical students towards psychiatry, both as a subject in their medical curriculum and as a career choice. Three separate domains were elicited: (i) merit, competency and status; (ii) perceived attitude and attributes toward psychiatry and psychiatric services and (iii) treatment.
The 26-item scale Das and Chandrasena Questionnaire was administered prior to and immediately following an 8-week clinical training program.
Results indicate that the perception of psychiatry was positive prior to clerkship and became even more so upon completion of the training. However, there was a significant drop in the proportion of students who indicated that they might choose a career in psychiatry.
This is consistent with other studies suggesting that perception of psychiatry is enhanced following a clerkship but this does not translate into psychiatry as a career intention. This finding is highlighted in light of the increasing magnitude of the number of people affected with mental disorders in a developing country like Oman but with no parallel development in psychiatric services.
本研究调查了医学生对精神病学的态度，涉及作为医学课程中的一门学科以及作为一种职业选择。引出了三个不同的领域：（i）优点、能力和地位；（ii）对精神病学和精神科服务的感知态度及属性；（iii）治疗。
在为期8周的临床培训项目之前和之后立即发放26项达斯和钱德拉塞纳问卷量表。
结果表明，在实习前对精神病学的认知是积极的，培训结束后更是如此。然而，表明可能选择精神病学作为职业的学生比例显著下降。
这与其他研究一致，这些研究表明实习后对精神病学的认知有所增强，但这并未转化为将精神病学作为职业的意向。鉴于在阿曼这样的发展中国家，受精神障碍影响的人数不断增加，而精神科服务却没有相应发展，这一发现值得关注。
