The aim was to assess the attitudes of psychiatric inpatients to medical student interviews.
Method:
Psychiatric inpatients' experiences of being interviewed by fourth and fifth year medical students were ascertained through the use of a semi-structured questionnaire.
Results:
The majority of patients reported a positive interaction with medical students.
Conclusion:
Psychiatric inpatient involvement in medical student teaching was favourably received by patients in a rural area mental health service setting.
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