title: Improving the psychiatric skills of established general practitioners: evaluation of group teaching.
abstract: Ten established general practitioners, eight of whom were also trainers, took part in a course designed to improve their psychiatric interviewing skills. Participants were instructed in the problem-based model with audiotape and videotape feedback of real consultations in a group setting. Although those attending were experienced practitioners with a particular interest in the management of psychological problems, evaluation demonstrated a significant improvement in their skills after training. It is suggested that trainers could be trained to provide a similar teaching experience for their own trainees.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004739:England; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013637:Tape Recording; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*