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.
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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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Brower
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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*