Sammendrag
Background: Since the deinstitutionalization reform in 1991, the general health services, including psychiatry, are expected to serve the health needs of people with mental retardation. Studies have shown that users generally find the service from psychiatry unsatisfactory. One reason for this may be lacking confidence of psychiatrists to take on such work. We focus on whether future psychiatrist feel that they learn enough about this topic. Material and methods: We asked 60 psychiatric residents in various stages of their specialisation process to evaluate their own knowledge or competence in 109 fields expected to be mastered as a specialist in psychiatry. Items with high relevance to Mental Retardation were compared with other items of similar relevance to psychiatric practice. Results: The residents felt they lacked competence/knowledge in psychiatric and medicolegal fields mainly concerning people with mental retardation. In fields that were highly relevant for both general psychiatric practice and mental retardation the residents reported higher confidence.
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