TY - JOUR
T1 - Lecturers' and students' perceptions of current teaching methods about schizophrenia
AU - Loh, Jennifer
AU - Restubog, Simon
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Schizophrenia affects about 24 million people worldwide.1 Many patients find the symptoms of schizophrenia highly distressing because they often find it difficult to communicate the exact nature of their psychosis in a way that others can understand. Similarly, although one can learn about patients through interviews, observation and assisting with treatment programs, psychiatry students and even therapists may not fully understand the experience of psychosis because they lack first hand experience of the illness. This raises concerns not only about the teaching methods currently being utilized to teach mental illnesses, but als about the ability for educators and future clinicians to empathize with patients.
AB - Schizophrenia affects about 24 million people worldwide.1 Many patients find the symptoms of schizophrenia highly distressing because they often find it difficult to communicate the exact nature of their psychosis in a way that others can understand. Similarly, although one can learn about patients through interviews, observation and assisting with treatment programs, psychiatry students and even therapists may not fully understand the experience of psychosis because they lack first hand experience of the illness. This raises concerns not only about the teaching methods currently being utilized to teach mental illnesses, but als about the ability for educators and future clinicians to empathize with patients.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84953368757&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/103985620701500402
DO - 10.1177/103985620701500402
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:84953368757
SN - 1039-8562
VL - 15
SP - 348
JO - Australasian Psychiatry
JF - Australasian Psychiatry
IS - 4
ER -