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Effects of LifeSkills training on medical students' performance in dealing with complex clinical cases.

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Campo, AE; Williams, V; Williams, RB; Segundo, MA; Lydston, D; Weiss, SM
Published in: Acad Psychiatry
2008

OBJECTIVE: Sound clinical judgment is the cornerstone of medical practice and begins early during medical education. The authors consider the effect of personality characteristics (hostility, anger, cynicism) on clinical judgment and whether a brief intervention can affect this process. METHODS: Two sophomore medical classes (experimental, comparison) were assessed on several personality dimensions and responded to a series of clinical vignettes. The experimental group received cognitive behavior training to improve stress, coping, and interpersonal skills. Participants were reassessed within 1 week of the initial assessment. RESULTS: Significant associations between hostility and cynicism and maladaptive responses to the clinical vignettes were noted. Following the intervention, hostility, cynicism, anger, and aggression were significantly reduced, with concomitant reductions in maladaptive decision-making. CONCLUSION: The relationship between the quality of clinical decision-making and personality characteristics was confirmed. The potential to modify this relationship using a brief cognitive behavior intervention suggests that such interventions should be an essential component of medical education.

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Acad Psychiatry

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ISSN

1042-9670

Publication Date

2008

Volume

32

Issue

3

Start / End Page

188 / 193

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Teaching
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students, Medical
  • Social Adjustment
  • Psychotherapy, Group
  • Psychiatry
  • Personality Disorders
  • Personality Assessment
  • Judgment
 

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Campo, A. E., Williams, V., Williams, R. B., Segundo, M. A., Lydston, D., & Weiss, S. M. (2008). Effects of LifeSkills training on medical students' performance in dealing with complex clinical cases. Acad Psychiatry, 32(3), 188–193. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.32.3.188
Campo, Ana E., Virginia Williams, Redford B. Williams, Marisol A. Segundo, David Lydston, and Stephen M. Weiss. “Effects of LifeSkills training on medical students' performance in dealing with complex clinical cases.Acad Psychiatry 32, no. 3 (2008): 188–93. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.32.3.188.
Campo AE, Williams V, Williams RB, Segundo MA, Lydston D, Weiss SM. Effects of LifeSkills training on medical students' performance in dealing with complex clinical cases. Acad Psychiatry. 2008;32(3):188–93.
Campo, Ana E., et al. “Effects of LifeSkills training on medical students' performance in dealing with complex clinical cases.Acad Psychiatry, vol. 32, no. 3, 2008, pp. 188–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/appi.ap.32.3.188.
Campo AE, Williams V, Williams RB, Segundo MA, Lydston D, Weiss SM. Effects of LifeSkills training on medical students' performance in dealing with complex clinical cases. Acad Psychiatry. 2008;32(3):188–193.
Journal cover image

Published In

Acad Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

1042-9670

Publication Date

2008

Volume

32

Issue

3

Start / End Page

188 / 193

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Teaching
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students, Medical
  • Social Adjustment
  • Psychotherapy, Group
  • Psychiatry
  • Personality Disorders
  • Personality Assessment
  • Judgment