Psychiatry and mental health teaching programs of eight portuguese-speaking schools of medicine: A comparative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improvement of teaching methods in psychiatry has been the subject of permanent adaptation and innovation. Strengthening graduate education skills in psychiatry and mental health will allow physicians to have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to carry out early diagnosis and treatment at primary healthcare settings, taking into consideration that the population should benefit from the best interventions by general practitioners.

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine how the undergraduate program of psychiatry and mental health subject in the schools of medicine of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries in the three continents is structured.

Methods

The methods include a narrative description of the program of psychiatry, the worklo

SUBMITTER: Pedro MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9676486 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature