Am J Psychiatry 1980; 137:1247-1249
Copyright © 1980 by American Psychiatric Association
Should psychic studies be included in psychiatric education? An opinion survey
SR Dean, CO Plyler Jr and ML Dean
The authors received 228 response to a questionnaire on psychic phenomena
mailed to professors and residents in psychiatry, other medical faculty,
and deans of medical schools. Fifty-eight percent of the respondents
believed that an understanding of psychic phenomena is important to future
graduates of psychiatry, and 44% believed that psychic factors are
important in the healing process. The authors believe that including
psychic studies in psychiatric education would attract more medical
students to psychiatry.
