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DSM-III in the Training of British Psychiatrists: a National Survey

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  • N. Macaskill

    (Whiteley Wood Clinic, Woofindin Road, Sheffield S10 3TL, UK)

  • J. Geddes

    (Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh)

  • A. Macaskill

    (Department of Health Studies, Sheffield City Polytechnic)

Abstract

All 223 psychiatric clinical tutors in the UK were surveyed on their use of DSM-111 in their postgraduate training programmes. Results indicate that DSM-III is widely used in clinical training to some extent in the majority of schemes (73%) and in the schemes where it is used it is rated as moderately useful by nearly everyone (93%). DSM-III is generally perceived to have positive effects on learning basic elements of psychopathology and in offering a common language for diagnostic discussion. Interestingly only 16% of users felt that DSM-III was so complicated that it impeded rather than facilitated the teaching of diagnosis. Few schemes provide specific teaching courses and case conferences provide the major forum for teaching DSM- III.

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  • N. Macaskill & J. Geddes & A. Macaskill, 1991. "DSM-III in the Training of British Psychiatrists: a National Survey," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 37(3), pages 182-186, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:37:y:1991:i:3:p:182-186
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409103700304
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