Deepika Shaligram, Manal F Khan, Shireen F Cama, Caitlin Engelhard, Sandra M DeJong
{"title":"Nurturing the Nurturer: How to Understand and Support the Needs of Academic Women Child Psychiatrists.","authors":"Deepika Shaligram, Manal F Khan, Shireen F Cama, Caitlin Engelhard, Sandra M DeJong","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02169-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02169-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144558776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fernando Schweter, Caio P M Figueiredo, Eduardo C Humes
{"title":"Bringing Geriatric Psychiatry Closer to Medical Students: A Proposal for Hands-on Activities During a General Psychiatry Clerkship in Brazil.","authors":"Fernando Schweter, Caio P M Figueiredo, Eduardo C Humes","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02175-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02175-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing a Train-the-Trainer Course for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Providers in Adolescent Addiction.","authors":"Justine W Welsh, Veronica Joseph, Anne B McBride","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02176-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02176-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Egor Chumakov, Ivan Pchelin, Polina Makarova, Antonio Ventriglio, Julio Torales, Dinesh Bhugra, Nataliia Petrova
{"title":"Results of Mental Health Well-Being and Burnout Screening Among Medical Students: A Descriptive Study Comparing 2020 and 2024 Data","authors":"Egor Chumakov, Ivan Pchelin, Polina Makarova, Antonio Ventriglio, Julio Torales, Dinesh Bhugra, Nataliia Petrova","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02173-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40596-025-02173-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Medical students frequently experience burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression. Research on this issue in Russia is scarce and challenging to compare due to the lack of studies on this topic in the country. The aim of the present study was to comparatively analyze the mental well-being and mental health needs of medical students in St. Petersburg, Russia, over time using the same methodology.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>An anonymous structured online survey was conducted among students of a medical institute in June–July 2024. The Short General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), and CAGE questionnaire were used in the study. Results were compared with the data of a survey conducted at the same institute in 2020.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The sample included responses from 152 students (76.3% women). The majority of respondents (95.4%) reported experiencing significant stress in their lives, with education-related factors (83.6%), uncertainty about the future (72.4%), and the current geopolitical situation (73.0%) being the leading sources of stress. According to the GHQ-12, screening was positive in 88.2% of students (cf 84.8% in 2020; <i>p</i> = 0.389). Screening for burnout using the OLBI showed positive results in 87.5% (cf 73.3% in 2020; <i>p</i> = 0.002) of students for disengagement and 90.1% (cf 80.0% in 2020; <i>p</i> = 0.012) of students for exhaustion. Screening with the CAGE tool identified a risk of problematic alcohol use in 20.4% of students (cf 20.0% in 2020; <i>p</i> = 0.930).</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The study showed increased burnout in students in 2024 compared to 2020 and stable rates of problematic alcohol use and positive screening for minor mental disorders.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":"49 4","pages":"328 - 334"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emilio L Esquivel, Nirmala D Ramalingam, Matthew E Hirschtritt, Cybele Arsan
{"title":"Description and Results of a Seminar on Psychiatric Advance Directives for Psychiatry Residents.","authors":"Emilio L Esquivel, Nirmala D Ramalingam, Matthew E Hirschtritt, Cybele Arsan","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02177-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02177-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144537735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Only Person in the Room - A Transgender Trainee's Experience.","authors":"Ben Haseen","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02172-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02172-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144504390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing Medical Student Resilience and Wellness: Assessing Acceptability of a Supportive Student-Alumni Network.","authors":"Delaney Schrenk, Aydin Kaghazchi","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02164-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02164-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This pilot study assessed the acceptability of an online network where medical students could seek advice from alumni regarding social and academic challenges. Objectives included assembling a critical mass of students and alumni who would be interested and determining if alumni's past experiences overlap with current student challenges and what communication modalities both parties would use.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A survey was sent to first-, second-, and third-year medical students at the University of Cincinnati to gauge interest and to see which experiences they would want support for. It was advertised through emails, newsletters, posters, and social media. A similar survey was sent to alumni who graduated in the past 5 years. Responses were collected over 3 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Responses from 78 of 535 (15%) students and 36 alumni were collected, with 71% (55/78) of students and 91% (33/36) of alumni being interested. The most common topics for both groups were burnout, depression, anxiety, loneliness, and ending a relationship. There was at least one alumnus for each experience. Of 31 alumni and 57 students who answered how to meet, 61% of alumni preferred phone for first contact, and 85% of students preferred virtual meetings.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results suggest that creating a student-alumni network was acceptable due to similar demographics and overlapping experiences. The data indicated that students could contact alumni by phone to discuss how to meet given the diversity of student preferences. This resource could be explored at other medical schools as a novel means of support.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144504389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gregg Robbins-Welty, Dakota May, Kristen Shirey, Cameron Strong, Catarina Carosa, Carter Vanderloo, Jordan Hildenbrand, Heather Vestal, Paul Riordan, David Yanez, Reginald Lerebours, Kathy Niu
{"title":"“Read One, Write One”: Improving Medical Student Clinical Documentation on the Psychiatry Clerkship Using Example Notes","authors":"Gregg Robbins-Welty, Dakota May, Kristen Shirey, Cameron Strong, Catarina Carosa, Carter Vanderloo, Jordan Hildenbrand, Heather Vestal, Paul Riordan, David Yanez, Reginald Lerebours, Kathy Niu","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02168-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40596-025-02168-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The authors examined the effectiveness of an educational intervention aimed at improving psychiatry clerkship student clinical documentation skills.</p><h3>Method</h3><p>A 1-h didactic and “gold standard” sample writings of clinical documentation were provided to psychiatry clerkship medical students rotating on an academic consultation-liaison (CL) service between July 2022 and August 2023 (intervention group). A historical comparison group of medical students, rotating between January and June 2022, did not receive the intervention. Two examples of student documentation were collected, including note 1 (N1) during week 1 and note 2 (N2) during week 2. Note quality was assessed blindly using a standardized 100-point grading rubric.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Thirty psychiatry clerkship students provided 60 examples of clinical documentation. There were no differences between N1 scores between groups. N2 mean scores were significantly greater in the intervention group over the comparison (77.4% vs 65.56%, <i>p</i> = 0.02). While all groups demonstrated improvement between N1 and N2, intervention groups improved significantly more than the comparison group (3.11 vs 11.7, <i>p</i> < 0.01). Improvements were observed most in the history of present illness, family-social history, and review of systems sub-sections. Time of year, a proxy for student experience, did not impact note scores.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Providing medical students with a didactic and examples of clinical documentation improved medical student documentation on the psychiatry clerkship.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":"49 4","pages":"350 - 354"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144281955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}