Satisfaction with psychiatric in-patient care as rated by patients at discharge from hospitals in 11 countries.

Purpose: There is disregard in the scientific literature for the evaluation of psychiatric in-patient care as rated directly by patients. In this context, we aimed to explore satisfaction of people treated in mental health in-patient facilities. The project was a part of the Young Psychiatrist Program by the Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes.

Can medical students recognize depression? A survey at the Zagreb School of Medicine.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate medical students' knowledge and attitudes towards depression.

Methods: Students attending their final year at Zagreb School of Medicine completed a set of standardized questionnaires, including attitudes towards psychiatric medication, attitudes towards depression, and personality inventory.

Results: In total, 199 students completed the questionnaire (response rate 77 %).

Premorbid combat related ptsd in Huntington's disease - Case report.

Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative, autosomal dominant disease that manifests with a triad of symptom clusters including movement disorder, cognitive impairment and psychiatric symptoms. We present a patient with HD who, prior to developing neurological signs and symptoms, had been exposed to war trauma and had developed posttraumatic stress disorder. Fifteen years later he manifested with dysarthria, difficulties with swallowing and involuntary movement.

Retention of basic sciences knowledge at clinical years of medical curriculum.

Aim: To explore the association between the knowledge of basic (physiology and biochemistry) and clinical sciences (internal medicine) among medical students, and determine the level of retained basic science knowledge at the fifth year of medical studies.

Methods: Medical students attending the second (n=145, response rate 60%) or the fifth year (n=176, response rate 73%) of medical studies at the Zagreb University School of Medicine in Croatia were given an anonymous knowledge test with 15 pairs of questions developed specifically for this purpose. Each pair consisted of a basic and clinical question, with the correct answer to the basic question explaining the physiological or biochemical background of the clinical question.