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Psychiatric knowledge and attitudes in Nottingham medical students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. Paul Ryley  and
Trevor Friedman
J. Paul Ryley
Affiliation:
Lecturer in Psychiatry, A Floor, South Block, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH
Trevor Friedman
Affiliation:
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester
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Psychological and psychiatric issues represent a significant proportion of the workload of all doctors. Nonetheless junior doctors often have an unsatisfactory knowledge of psychiatry. Previous studies have examined how hospital doctors say they manage psychological problems (Mayou & Smith, 1986), and attitudinal factors among medical students (Wilkinson et al, 1983).

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 9 , September 1991 , pp. 554 - 556
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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