Attitudes of Medical Students Toward Psychiatric, Oncologic, and General Medical Patients.

Wachtel, Alan; And Others

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Publication Date: 1985

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Attitudes of Medical Students Toward Psychiatric, Oncologic, and General Medical Patients.

Wachtel, Alan; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v60 n4 p337-39 Apr 1985

The variables affecting ratings of the importance of biopsychosocial versus biomedical assessments are examined. It was hypothesized that students would perceive the relative importance of biomedical and biopsychosocial assessments differentially based on the diagnoses of the patients and the students' level of training. (MLW)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Higher Education, Medical Evaluation, Medical Students, Oncology, Patients, Primary Health Care, Psychiatry, Psychological Patterns, Psychophysiology, Student Attitudes

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