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Modifying Residents' Professional Attitudes about Substance Abuse Treatment and Training
Author(s) -
KaramHage Maher,
Nerenberg Lucila,
Brower Kirk J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/105504901750160466
Subject(s) - subspecialty , addiction , intervention (counseling) , substance abuse , addiction treatment , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , addiction medicine , professional development , medical education
Some physicians have negative attitudes and beliefs towards patients with addiction. Moreover, few residents are inclined towards a subspecialty fellowship in addiction psychiatry. We aimed to determine if a one‐day educational conference could facilitate attitudinal change among 52 general psychiatry residents. Significant changes (p < 0.05) in attitudes were reported following the conference, including enhanced beliefs that physicians can motivate their addicted patients to seek treatment and increased physician interest in pursuing advanced addiction training. A one‐day educational intervention may be effective in improving professional attitudes toward addiction treatment by reinforcing previously acquired medical education. The duration of these changes remains to be determined.