It's time to examine the status of our undergraduate mental health curricula

Authors

Susan J. Thomas, University of WollongongFollow
Brahmavar N. Pai, University of WollongongFollow
Kerry Dawes, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

78980

Publication Details

Thomas, S. J., Pai, B. N. & Dawes, K. (2013). It's time to examine the status of our undergraduate mental health curricula. Medical Journal of Australia, 198 (10), 533-534.

Abstract

To the Editor: Review of undergraduate mental health education is timely, given the growing disease burden of mental disorders and the need to better equip doctors for their central role in treatment. Curricula should prepare all doctors with competencies in recognising and treating mental health problems,1 because these occur frequently in patients across all branches of medicine, leading to poorer outcomes.2 Curricula should also prepare a minority of doctors for specialist psychiatry training.