Helping medical students understand postpartum psychosis through the prism of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
OBJECTIVE
We assessed the use of literature to illustrate a postpartum depression lecture.


METHODS
Medical students and faculty facilitators were surveyed after small group discussions.


RESULTS
Students' ratings and comments were positive, and faculty comments were neutral to positive.


CONCLUSIONS
Students valued this teaching method, while faculty observations reflected challenges of assessing literature's contributions to medical education in improving empathy and treatment outcome.
Tucker
Phebe
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1100 N. Lindsay, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. phebe-tucker@ouhsc.edu
Crow
Sheila
S
Cuccio
Anne
A
Schleifer
Ronald
R
Vannatta
Jerry B
JB
D003071:Cognition; D004645:Empathy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013337:Students, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome