Modifying residents' professional attitudes about substance abuse treatment and training.
Some physicians have negative attitudes and beliefs towards patients with addiction. Moreover, few residents are inclined towards a subspecialty fellowship in addiction psychiatry. We aimed to determine if a one-day educational conference could facilitate attitudinal change among 52 general psychiatry residents. Significant changes (p < 0.05) in attitudes were reported following the conference, including enhanced beliefs that physicians can motivate their addicted patients to seek treatment and increased physician interest in pursuing advanced addiction training. A one-day educational intervention may be effective in improving professional attitudes toward addiction treatment by reinforcing previously acquired medical education. The duration of these changes remains to be determined.
Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, University of Michigan, 400 E. Eisenhower Pkwy. Suite 2A, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA. maherakh@umich.edu
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*