Journal article
A Medical Interviewing Curriculum Intervention for Medical Students’ Assessment of Suicide Risk
Academic psychiatry, Vol.37(6), pp.398-401
11/2013
DOI: 10.1007/BF03340077
PMID: 23703471
Abstract
Effective communication strategies are required to assess suicide risk. The authors determined whether a 2-hour simulated-patient activity during a psychiatry clerkship improved self-assessment of medical interviewing skills relevant to suicide risk-assessment.In the 2-hour simulated-patient intervention, at least one psychiatrist, a non-clinician communication expert, and a specifically-trained simulated patient worked with groups of 4–6 students to address student-identified challenges with patient encounters involving suicide risk-assessment. Six of twelve clerkships between July 2010 and October 2011 were assigned to this educational intervention in addition to a communications curriculum.On a retrospective pre—post self-assessment, the 61 of 118 students assigned to the intervention group reported greater improvements in relevant skills. The process of discovering/responding to patients’ feelings and identifying/addressing verbal and nonverbal cues specifically improved.The psychiatry clerkship provides a unique opportunity to reinforce and develop communications skills with a formal, skills-based curriculum.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Medical Interviewing Curriculum Intervention for Medical Students’ Assessment of Suicide Risk
- Creators
- Jess Fiedorowicz - Dept. of Epidemiology The University of Iowa Iowa City IAJodi Tate - Dept. of Psychiatry The University of Iowa Iowa City IAAnthony Miller - Dept. of Psychiatry The University of Iowa Iowa City IAEllen Franklin - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine The University of Iowa Iowa City IARyan Gourley - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine The University of Iowa Iowa City IAMarcy Rosenbaum - Dept. of Family Medicine The University of Iowa Iowa City IA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Academic psychiatry, Vol.37(6), pp.398-401
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; New York
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF03340077
- PMID
- 23703471
- ISSN
- 1042-9670
- eISSN
- 1545-7230
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2013
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Family and Community Medicine; Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984003412702771
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