P. John Alexander, MD., Reader, Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 119, Karnataka.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1995 Jan;37(1):31-4.
This is a questionnaire study analyzing the influence of various medical school experiences on 146 final year medical students' interest and respect for psychiatry. The results indicated that clinical postings, lectures, contact with psychiatric patients and psychiatry faculty had a positive influence on majority of students. Many students perceived non-psychiatric faculty and fellow students as critical of psychiatry. Students with greater career interest in psychiatry were more positively influenced by contact with patients, faculty and clinical postings. When compared to results reported from developed nations, medical school experiences had a similar influence on our students. However, it is doubtful whether our findings can be generalized to other medical schools in Indian and further studies form other medical schools are warranted.
这是一项问卷调查研究，分析了各种医学院经历对 146 名即将毕业的医学生对精神病学的兴趣和尊重的影响。结果表明，临床实习、讲座、与精神病患者和精神病学教师的接触对大多数学生产生了积极的影响。许多学生认为非精神病学教师和同学对精神病学持批评态度。对精神病学职业更感兴趣的学生，与患者、教师和临床实习的接触对他们的影响更为积极。与发达国家报告的结果相比，医学院经历对我们的学生产生了类似的影响。然而，我们的研究结果是否可以推广到印度的其他医学院，还有待进一步研究。
