Abstract
The development of more rotational training schemes in psychiatry for registrars and senior registrars is introducing more trainees to mental handicap. Generally, however, mental handicap is not regarded by the trainees as the most interesting or highly-prized assignment; because of the nature of the patients, the long-stay hospitals involved and unfamiliarity with its problems, mental handicap lacks the appeal of some other subspecialties in psychiatry.
Highlights
The development of more rotational training schemes in patient will demonstrate some medical, psychiatric, social psychiatry for registrars and senior registrars is introducing and psychological problems
Mental handicap is not regarded by the trainees as the most The doctor coming into the hospital should try to identify interesting or highly-prized assignment; because of the with it and to participate in the community as a whole
This nature of the patients, the long-stay hospitals involved and may involve showing an interest in activities which are not unfamiliarity with its problems, mental handicap lacks the exclusively medical, such as rehabilitationai, educational and appeal of some other subspecialties in psychiatry. It is all the more important, for the consultant It is necessary for the trainee to appreciate that the same staff and the clinical tutors to study how the attachments to standards of medical practice and medical ethics are applied mental handicap can be made more attractive and more to the mentally handicapped patient as to the normal person
Summary
The development of more rotational training schemes in patient will demonstrate some medical, psychiatric, social psychiatry for registrars and senior registrars is introducing and psychological problems. Mental handicap is not regarded by the trainees as the most The doctor coming into the hospital should try to identify interesting or highly-prized assignment; because of the with it and to participate in the community as a whole This nature of the patients, the long-stay hospitals involved and may involve showing an interest in activities which are not unfamiliarity with its problems, mental handicap lacks the exclusively medical, such as rehabilitationai, educational and appeal of some other subspecialties in psychiatry. Long-stay hospitals for The topics to be covered will vary with the trainee, mental handicap have large legacies of patients from the whether registrar or senior registrar, and the doctor's past These cases provide a reservoir of captive 'clinical previous experience. Every long-stay taking and presentation, out-patient consultation, case con-
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