The authors administered a questionnaire including statements regarding
controversies in psychiatric education to 86 residents in six programs in
the Washington, D.C./Baltimore, Md., area. The residents were asked for
their opinions on educational policies, ideological issues in psychiatry,
their identification with traditional areas of medicine, and future
regulatory practices for psychiatry. The data gathered show some shifts in
attitudes among first-second-, and third-year residents. They also show a
marked inclination toward dynamic-analytically oriented psychotherapy. The
authors conclude that substantial changes will be required in the core
curriculum of residency education if the prediction that tomorrow's
psychiatrist will be a complete psychobiologist is to be fulfilled.Abstract Teaser