title: New mandatory course in alcohol and drug dependence for medical students at the Karolinska Institute.
abstract: Traditionally, instruction concerning alcohol and drug dependence has been insignificant in medical schools. The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, decided to introduce a special course starting in the academic year of 1983-84. It is given 4 times a year and is of a comprehensive nature. It comprises 2 weeks, 1 week of lectures and 1 week of clinical training and is followed by a separate examination. The first 7 courses from the fall of 1983 to the spring of 1985 are described and evaluated here. Evidently, the new course is much appreciated by the students and there is also a marked shift in opinion towards a more positive attitude in coping with these problems.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toraker
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Rydberg
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013548:Sweden