Psychiatric Bulletin (2007) 31: 411-413. doi: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.013672
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Recruitment into psychiatry: views of consultants in Scotland

Tom M. Brown, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist

*Western Infirmary, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G116NT. Email:Tom.Brown{at}glacomen.scot.nhs.uk

Karen Addie, Policy Manager

Scottish Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Edinburgh

John M. Eagles, Consultant Psychiatrist

Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen

Declaration of Interest

None.

AIMS AND METHOD

By use of a postal survey we sought to determine attitudes and beliefs about recruitment to psychiatry. Members of the Scottish Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists were asked to complete a questionnaire asking their views on the importance of various factors in relation to recruitment (n=387).

RESULTS

Response rates were low from non-consultants and we focused on the views of the 212 consultants (55%) who responded. The perceived low status of psychiatry among other doctors and the belief that individuals with psychiatric disorders are difficult to deal with emerged as the two most important factors seen to affect recruitment. Improving undergraduate teaching in psychiatry was deemed important in enhancing recruitment.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

Dealing with stigma, within and outwith the profession, and improving undergraduate exposure to psychiatry may be important in recruiting doctors to psychiatry.




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