Changing Medical Student Perceptions of Mental Illness Through a Psychiatry Clinical Clerkship: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study.

Amy Elizabeth ManleyLucy BiddleJelena SavovićPaul Moran

Published in: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry (2024)

Among medical students, direct patient contact plays an important role in counteracting pre-existing negative attitudes towards mental illness. This can be facilitated by supportive supervisors, clinical teams allocating students a clear practical role, involving patients in teaching, and roleplay to alleviate potential concerns about seeing patients.

Keyphrases

mental illness
end stage renal disease
medical students
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
mental health
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
primary care
case report
risk assessment
patient reported