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Medical Students' Attitudes and Views of Psychiatry

15 Years Later

From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, and the Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; and the Departments of Psychiatry at University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Albany Medical College, and University of Pittsburgh. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Balon, University Psychiatric Center, 2751 E. Jefferson, #200, Detroit, Ml 48207.

Medical students' views and attitudes of psychiatry may influence recruitment. A 39-item questionnaire assessing demographic characteristics and balanced positive and negative views of psychiatry was answered by 479 students from four medical schools at the end of their third-year psychiatric clerkship during the 1993–1994 academic year. The students' attitudes and views of psychiatry were mostly positive. Exceptions were the perceived low respect of psychiatry by other medical disciplines and low salary. The perception of psychiatry among medical students has improved, compared with a similar study done in the 1980s, but the decline in recruitment continues. Students' views and attitudes of psychiatry do not explain the decline in recruitment into psychiatry.

Key Words: Recruitment • Attitudes • Enrollment

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