title: Psychoanalytic concepts in psychiatric training.
abstract: The author describes, categorizes, and appraises psychiatric training programs on the basis of how each handles psychoanalytic concepts. He suggests rationales for including a proper balance of psychoanalytic conceptualizations in each type of program. Some emphasis complementing a balanced curriculum is recommended. He also notes that the psychiatrist is both a physician and a mental health professional who looks at the biologic, psychological, and social aspects of behavior; the synthesis of these several perspectives should be conveyed effectively and without bias to all students entering psychiatry.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000193:education