Case-based learning: facilitating learning in psychiatry through video clinical cases.
Psychiatry; Case-based learning; Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale; Medical Education; Medical students.
Introduction: The teaching of psychiatry for medicine requires more than learning from books, requires developing attitudes and observation of behavior, besides reducing prejudices. Case-based learning is a new teaching methodology, which seems to be effective, improving students' attention and participation. Objective: To implement a new teaching method in psychiatry, with case-based learning (CBL), video cases and the use of technological resources in a medical school in Brazil. Methodology: Construction of a clinical case, which was recorded in 5 videos with the help of an actress, showing a depressive condition with a maniac turn. The case was presented in 2 face-to-face classes, using interactive surveys during classes, in August 2022. In the interval between these two classes, virtual activities were also carried out. The students' participation, the level of satisfaction with the methodology, the students' self-confidence with the themes and the performance in tests were evaluated. Results: Twenty-one out of fifty students answered the questionnaire and 100% thought that the class methodology was better than a traditional one, 100% considered that the teaching methods used were useful and effective, 95.3% felt confident with the simulation and 100% felt that the teacher used useful resources. The main complaint of students was that they wanted more class time. The students had an average performance in the test of 88%. Conclusion: The results of the research indicated that case-based learning using recorded video cases in psychiatry education had a positive impact on students' levels of engagement, satisfaction, self-confidence and performance.