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- Title
P02-271 - Psychiatric trainning as a “Rite of Passage”: a field study in Spain
- Authors
Calero-Fernández, R.; Serrano, E.; Magariños, M.; Picazo, J.; Peláez, C.; Fernández, L.; Martín, M.J.; García, I.; Carmona, R.; Caballero-Martínez, L.
- Abstract
Background: “Rite of passage” is an etnographic concept developed by VanGennep that defines the vital transition of an individual between two different status. It is divided in three stages: separation, liminal/threshold and aggregation. Turner described the liminal phase, and the terms of “communitas” and “liminoid” (structure of a rite without religious/spiritual elements). One widely-known Rite of Passage is the initiation of the shamans. Objetives: Study the elements of a rite of passage present in Psychiatric Trainning. Method: [•] Field study (observational, descriptive, non-experimental). [•] Preliminary Sample=10trainees (5man+5women); last year of Psychiatric Trainning. [•] “ad hoc” semi-structured interview (21items subdivided in open questions). 10interviews (average duration=75mins). Permanent register:digital recorder. [•] Summary and analysis of the answers. Review of the literature. Results: [-] Psychiatric Trainning shared the elements and tri-phasic structure of VanGennep''s “rite of passage” concept [-] Trainees saw themselves as more empathic(7/10) and humanistic(8/10) than other specialties colleagues. Stigma towards mental illness(8/10) and fear of suicide(9/10) were also considered as their distinctives. [-] The collective behaved as a communitas(10/10) [-] No spiritual elements(0/10): liminoid process [-] Resemblances of the ancestral shamans'' Initiation: Despite bloody practices were over, suffering was also present(7/10), but was seen as necessary(6/10) and well tolerated(7/10). [-] Trainees felt that they grew spiritual and mentally(7/10) during the trainning years Conclusions: Results suggest that Psychiatric Trainning has stable phenomena that: [•] are compatible with the Rite of Passage schema [•] Are considered exclusive of Psychiatry by trainees [•] Have not been systematically studied as a whole, which could help to improve the training.
- Subjects
SPAIN; TRAINING; PSYCHIATRY &; religion; GENNEP, Arnold van, 1873-1957; SEPARATION (Psychology); BEHAVIORAL medicine; PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2010, Vol 25, p906
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.1016/S0924-9338(10)70897-X