Am J Psychiatry 1989; 146:35-39
Copyright © 1989 by American Psychiatric Association
The current status of psychiatric education in alcoholism and drug abuse
M Galanter, E Kaufman, Z Taintor, CB Robinowitz, RE Meyer and J Halikas
Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016.
The authors conducted a survey of psychiatric education in alcoholism and
drug abuse in the United States. Ninety-seven percent of 106 undergraduate
training programs and 91% of 169 residency programs offered curriculum
units in this field. Most of these programs also provided supervised
clinical care. Areas of reported faculty dissatisfaction included problems
with attitude and interest of psychiatric faculty and with the amount of
curriculum time allotted. The authors conclude that although the amount of
curriculum time devoted to training in alcoholism and drug abuse is
growing, further investment in developing faculty and fellowships is
warranted to increase the quality of teaching commitment.
