A small percentage of newly qualified physicians intend to choose psychiatry as a future career (1). Many studies have pointed out that exposure to psychiatric services is likely to promote a positive attitude toward psychiatry (2). Existing literature also suggests that the quality of the psychiatry clerkship during medical school may be the most important modifiable influence on recruitment into psychiatry (3). However, psychiatry clerkships in Western and Arabic medical schools vary considerably with respect to setting, content, expectations, duration, and teaching strategies. Most mental health services in the Saudi Kingdom are offered by the Ministry of Health and to a lesser extent by other agencies, such as the military, the national guard, and university hospitals. About 498 psychiatrists are in the country, with a disproportionate number of expatriates. There are only 78 Saudi psychiatrists; furthermore, only 19 of them are women who are mostly involved in academic teaching. Relatively few studies have addressed medical students attitudes about the clerkship experience in the Saudi culture, with its unique characteristics such as Islamic heritage, historic role as an ancient trade center, and Bedouin traditions. The religious and cultural heritage attributes the etiology of mental illness to supernatural forces, and
Students' Attitudes Toward Psychiatry at Al-Hassa Medical College, Saudi Arabia
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A small percentage of newly qualified physicians intend to choose psychiatry as a future career (1). Many studies have pointed out that exposure to psychiatric services is likely to promote a positive attitude toward psychiatry (2). Existing literature also suggests that the quality of the psychiatry clerkship during medical school may be the most important modifiable influence on recruitment into psychiatry (3). However, psychiatry clerkships in Western and Arabic medical schools vary considerably with respect to setting, content, expectations, duration, and teaching strategies. Most mental health services in the Saudi Kingdom are offered by the Ministry of Health and to a lesser extent by other agencies, such as the military, the national guard, and university hospitals. About 498 psychiatrists are in the country, with a disproportionate number of expatriates. There are only 78 Saudi psychiatrists; furthermore, only 19 of them are women who are mostly involved in academic teaching. Relatively few studies have addressed medical students attitudes about the clerkship experience in the Saudi culture, with its unique characteristics such as Islamic heritage, historic role as an ancient trade center, and Bedouin traditions. The religious and cultural heritage attributes the etiology of mental illness to supernatural forces, andPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Students' Attitudes Toward Psychiatry at Al-Hassa Medical College, Saudi Arabia
El-Gilany, Abdel-Hady; Amr, Mostafa; Iqbal, Rafay
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, Volume 34 (1): 71
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Jan 1, 2010
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