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The Mental Status Exam Through Video Clips of Simulated Psychiatric Patients: an Online Educational Resource.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Mental status exam (MSE) is a core component of psychiatric education. Innovative ways of teaching the MSE by making it "come alive" may prove useful in a wide range of curricular initiatives.

Methods

The authors developed a publicly available online repository of sixteen video-based depictions by simulated psychiatric patients (SPPs) of ten common forms of psychopathology. They tested the practical feasibility and didactic efficacy of including the video clips through an education trial embedded into two pre-clinical psychiatry courses.

Results

One hundred fifty-three students participated in the study (75 medical, 78 nursing). Students in the intervention group (n = 73) performed better on an objective MSE standardized instrument's overall score than did those in the control group (n = 80; F_2,150 = 4.817, p = 0.009), with a main effect for intervention over control (beta = 2.69; 95% CI = 0.56, 4.82; p = 0.014), but no effect for discipline. Among medical students, those in the intervention group improved on MSE knowledge and competence subjective self-ratings, compared with those in the control group (p ≤ 0.001).

Conclusions

Video clips of SPPs depicting psychopathology are an effective complement to teach the MSE and enhance students' sign and symptom recognition on objective and subjective measures. This publicly available online video repository can help psychiatric educators enhance their teaching efforts to different types of learners.

SUBMITTER: Martin A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082206 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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