Psychiatric decision-making by medical students.
Analysis of medical students' formulations and replies to clinical problems indicates difficulty in deciding on the nature and organization of treatment. A programme describing a problem-solving approach was devised, and students taught in this way were shown to be significantly more able to formulate organized treatment plans with more precise aims. It is suggested that problem-solving methods are likely to be much more effective than conventional teaching of psychiatry.
D003657:Decision Making; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D011340:Problem Solving; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom