Enhancing Medical Student Confidence in Psychiatric History Taking and Mental State Examination Through Peer Support Worker Sessions

Aims: Medical students often lack confidence in psychiatric history-taking and mental state examinations (MSEs) due to limited prior exposure. Informal feedback from Cambridge University students on placement at St Andrew’s Healthcare (STAH) highlighted the need for additional training in these area...

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Main Authors: Sadra Ghazanfaripour, Oluwaseyi Opatola, Maddie Coode, Gayathri Burrah, Donna Arya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104365/type/journal_article
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title Enhancing Medical Student Confidence in Psychiatric History Taking and Mental State Examination Through Peer Support Worker Sessions
title_full Enhancing Medical Student Confidence in Psychiatric History Taking and Mental State Examination Through Peer Support Worker Sessions
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title_short Enhancing Medical Student Confidence in Psychiatric History Taking and Mental State Examination Through Peer Support Worker Sessions
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