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Problem‐based learning of psychopathology in a traditional curriculum using multiple conceptual models
Author(s) -
WEST D. A.,
WEST M. M.
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.tb00682.x
Subject(s) - enthusiasm , curriculum , psychopathology , psychodynamics , interview , problem based learning , psychology , medical education , mathematics education , sociocultural evolution , biopsychosocial model , psychotherapist , medicine , pedagogy , clinical psychology , social psychology , sociology , anthropology
Summary. A course in basic psychopathology is described in which problem‐based learning is implemented in small groups in a traditional medical school curriculum. Simulated patients are utilized to provide the problem data and to allow for practice in medical interviewing. The problem‐based portion of the course focuses on the explanation of various psychiatric disorders using an integration of four conceptual models: the medical/biological; the behavioural/learning; the sociocultural; and the psychodynamic. Reception of the course, based on student evaluations as well as teachers' enthusiasm and participation, has been positive for the 6 years the course has existed in this format, lending support to the conclusion that problem‐based methods can be successfully integrated into a traditional lecture‐based curriculum.