title: Does psychiatry rotation in undergraduate curriculum bring about a change in the attitude of medical student toward concept and practice of psychiatry: A comparative analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the attitude of MBBS student toward concept and practice of psychiatry between groups of students exposed to psychiatry rotation versus those not yet exposed to.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out. Anonymity and confidentiality of the respondent was emphasized. Attitude was measured with 30-item "attitude toward psychiatry" scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Attitude toward psychiatry was found to be better in groups of medical students exposed to 2 weeks clinical rotation in psychiatry. However, the same reached statistical significance in only 36.7% of the questions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical rotation in Psychiatry in undergraduate has a favorable effect on the attitude of medical students toward concept and practice of psychiatry. Better curriculum and more hours in psychiatry may yield better gain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India.
authors.forename: Raaj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Konwar
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Pardal
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.lastname: Rythem
keywords: Attitude; education; medical; psychiatry