A successful psychiatric training program for medical residents

The psychosocial skills of 24 PGY I medical residents receiving psychiatric training every other week during the internship year were evaluated and compared to a control group of 13 PGY I residents. After the internship year, the psychiatrically trained residents showed an increase in their ability to recognize emotional problems, whereas the control group recognized less depression. Psychiatrically trained residents were more sophisticated in psychosocial problem descriptions and plan formulations, whereas the control group formulated more poor psychosocial plans.