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Improving the psychiatric skills of established general practitioners: evaluation of group teaching
Author(s) -
GASK L.,
McGRATH G.,
GOLDBERG D.,
MILLAR T.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1987.tb00377.x
Subject(s) - medical education , psychology , group (periodic table) , psychiatry , medicine , organic chemistry , chemistry
Summary. Ten established general practitioners, eight of whom were also trainers, took part in a course designed to improve their psychiatric interviewing skills. Participants were instructed in the problem‐based model with audiotape and videotape feedback of real consultations in a group setting. Although those attending were experienced practitioners with a particular interest in the management of psychological problems, evaluation demonstrated a significant improvement in their skills after training. It is suggested that trainers could be trained to provide a similar teaching experience for their own trainees.