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Results It is intended to check if having character traits of impul-
sivity or miss having lived or suffered traumatic experiences such
as the unexpected death of a family member, rape, kidnapping. . .
establishes a relationship in patients who develop conduct disor-
ders food.
Conclusion This study aims to see if there is a correlation between
eating disorder and factors such as traumatic experiences and an
influential feature in this pathology such as the impulsivity through
a sample of patients (n = 57) over 18 years.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
Education
EV583
“Reflective learning” in psychiatric
education: Does it have any merit?
D. Adamis ∗, G. McCarthy
Sligo Mental Health Services, Psychiatry, Sligo, Ireland
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Nowadays “reflection” and “reflective practice” is
nearly in every curriculum for psychiatric training. Trainees are
asked to keep reflection diaries, journals, and participate in “reflec-
tion workshops”.
Aims To prove that reflection on or in action does not lead to
learning.
Methods Using epistemological notation.
Results/proofs Because sciences including psychiatry are approx-
imate, evolving and inexact, the classical definition of propositional
knowledge becomes: A knows that p if:
– (a ´) A believes that p is an approximate true;
– (b ´) p is approximate truth;
– (c ´) A has reason to claim that p is a better approximation than its
rivals on available evidence.
Condition (c ´) implies that A is not possible at the same time to have
two mutually contradictive approximate truths.
In reflective learning we need to add two more conditions:
– (d ´) A knows the outcome of p;
– (e ´) A is satisfied in believing that p.
In cases of reflection in-action, the (e ´) remains even the outcome
is not favourable. Similarly, in reflection on-action the condition
(e ´) remains unchanged since this happened in the past. This leads
to controversy. Is p better or worse approximation of truth than
its’ rival p ´? However, p has passed rigorous and different scientific
tests and has proved scientifically superior to its rival p ´. Therefore
subject A cannot change his knowledge despite the unfavourable
outcome, but A can tests further the p. Within the former reflect-
ing learning does not occur, within the latter “critical thinking”
occurred.
Conclusions Reflectiondoes not lead to learning but critical think-
ing does.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EV584
Differences in the attitudes of clinical
and pre-clinical medical students to
mental illness
O. Adekunte ∗ liver wen
1 Northumberland-Tyne and Wear NHS FT, Medical Education,
Newcastle, United Kingdom
2 Newcastle University, Medical School, Newcastle, United Kingdom
∗ Corresponding author.
Background The quality of care provided to psychiatry patients
by doctors can be influenced by attitudes towards mental illness.
Equally important is the attitude of medical students as future
treating doctors towards mental illness. This survey compares the
differences in the attitudes of pre-clinical and clinical years student
to mental illness.
Aims To compare attitudes of pre-clinical and clinical medical
students’ to mental illness.
Methods A cross-sectional survey of 212 clinical students (CS)
and pre-clinical students (PS) at Newcastle University. Each
responded anonymously to an electronic questionnaire. The
responses take the form of: Yes/No, free text, order of preference,
and Likert scale. Results were analysed based on basic statistical
analysis.
Results Little differences exist between the 2 groups in their
beliefs that psychiatric patients are not difficult to like, mental ill-
ness can be a result of social adversity, psychiatry patients often
recover and that people with mental illness should be offered a job
with responsibility. However, 54% PS disagreed that mental illness
often leads to violence, compared to 66% CS and 87% of PS identi-
fied that mental illness can be genetic in origin compared with CS
of 91%.
Conclusion This survey did not identify any significant difference
between the attitudes of pre-clinical and clinical students in most
of the domains. However, a higher percentage of clinical students
associate violence withmental illness and are unwilling to consider
an elective period in psychiatry.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EV585
Comparison of attitudes of
pre-clinical and clinical medical
students to psychiatry as a career
choice: A cross sectional study
C. Oliver , O. Adekunte ∗, O. Bruce
1 Newcastle University, Medical School, United Kingdom
2 Northumberland-Tyne and Wear NHS FT, Medical Education,
Newcastle, United Kingdom
∗ Corresponding author.
Background Psychiatry recruitment is currently insufficient to
meet the targeted mental health service needs in the UK. Psychia-
try is unpopular amongst medical students and in 2011, only 61% of
junior training posts were filled by the first recruitment. RCPsych
is currently working to promote psychiatry as a career choice for
medical students.
Aims To compare preclinical and clinical medical students’ atti-
tudes towards psychiatry as a career choice.
Methods A cross-sectional survey of 212 clinical students (CS)
and pre-clinical students (PS) at Newcastle University. Each stu-
dent responded anonymously to an electronic questionnaire. The
responses take the form of: Yes/No, free text, order of preference,
and Likert scale. Results were analysed based on basic statistical
analysis.
Results A total of 29% PS rated psychiatry in their top 3
career choices compared with 16% CS. Fifty-seven percent PS
believe that psychiatry is a respected branch of medicine and
70% believes it makes good use of medical training, while CS
rated these at 50% and 52% respectively. Sixty-nine percent
PS believe that psychiatry is scientific evidence based com-
pared with 63% CS. Eighty-one percent PS disagreed with the