Simulation in psychiatric teaching

Psychiatric Teaching Films

Teaching psychodynamic formulation to psychiatric trainees Part 2: Teaching methods

Many changes are occurring in the practice of medicine for the 21st century, one of the more positive being the emphasis on treating patients in a holistic way and involving them in their treatment 1� 2� 3� 4� planning. Most doctors agree with this aim, but in practice it can be a daunting prospect, adding a new dimension to the skills required of a practitioner. At its root is the need to be a...

Simulation Surgical Teaching in Ophthalmology.

“Practice makes perfect” is an age-old idiom few can disagree with. Yet in ophthalmic surgical teaching, practice has not had the emphasis it has in other motor skillebased disciplines. Even a well-stocked wet laboratory likely does not have a large quantity of eyes available for practicing, limiting robustness of skill development that could be achieved by frequent repetition. The commonly use...

Teaching forensic psychiatry to psychiatric residents.

This study outlines current trends in the education of psychiatric residents in forensic psychiatry. As general psychiatrists are more frequently confronted with issues pertaining to psychiatry and the law, residency training in these areas becomes increasingly important. In order to study the educational experience of psychiatric residents in forensic psychiatry, a survey was sent to all resid...

Teaching safe sex practices to psychiatric patients.

An occupational therapist presented her 45-minute program called AIDS Education and Safe Sex 5 times to female mental patients in the locked ward of Cedarcrest Regional Hospital in Newington, Connecticut, to inform them about safe-sex practices and AIDS. She first administered a pretest then spoke briefly about AIDS and safe-sex practices. The lecture emphasized various important points such ...