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In summary, this column proposes the need for teaching core elements of supportive psychotherapy during medical school and then provides preliminary evidence for the feasibility of a simple teaching module. Regardless of the students& eventual specialty choice, basic training in therapeutic techniques provides an invaluable opportunity to introduce future physicians to an important aspect of the field of psychiatry. Such training may improve students& interactions with patients while nurturing those who wish to pursue specialty training in psychiatry.
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Philip, N.S., Rost-Banik, D., Shaffer, S. et al. Supportive Psychotherapy: A Crash Course for Medical Students. Acad Psychiatry 34, 57–60 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.34.1.57
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