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Teaching medical students child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP).
- Source :
- Journal of Mental Health Training, Education & Practice; 2019, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p348-360, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Purpose: The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children and young people is increasing, leading to recommendations that medical schools re-consider their curriculum content and teaching practices for child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP). The purpose of this paper is to seek guidance for undergraduate curriculum development from the wider literature on CAP curriculum content and teaching practices. Design/methodology/approach: A comprehensive search of the literature was conducted, focussing on studies that examined undergraduate teaching of CAP. In an attempt to establish whether there is an agreed level of curriculum content and teaching practices, literature from all over the world was included. Findings: Findings suggest that curriculum content and teaching practices are varied, therefore it was difficult to identify best practice upon which recommendations can be made. In addition, despite previous calls for curriculum improvements and expansion of learning objectives, recent studies suggest that there has been little change. Research limitations/implications: A common theme emerging was the importance of making the CAP curriculum relevant to all future doctors rather than only those who plan to specialise in CAP. Further research to determine what CAP knowledge, skills and attitudes non-psychiatrists think that medical students need to be taught is warranted. Originality/value: This paper reviewed the literature on undergraduate CAP teaching, highlighting common themes from the wider literature on medical curriculum development to inform how CAP curricula content can be developed to equip future doctors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ADOLESCENT psychiatry
CHILD psychiatry
CURRICULUM planning
CURRICULUM
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
MEDICAL schools
MEDICAL students
MEDLINE
ONLINE information services
STUDENT attitudes
TIME
SYSTEMATIC reviews
TEACHING methods
BEHAVIORAL objectives (Education)
UNDERGRADUATES
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17556228
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Mental Health Training, Education & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138573647
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-07-2018-0041