MODEL ANSWERS FOR A CRITICAL REVIEW PAPER:CONJOINT EXAMINATION FOR MALAYSIAN MASTER OF MEDICINE (PSYCHIATRY) AND MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE FOR NOVEMBER 2013

Objective: this paper aims to guide the postgraduate students to answer a review paper based on the may 2013 examination for the malaysian master of medicine (psychiatry). the paper studied the validity of a short clinical interview for psychiatric diagnosis: the mini-scan methods: one of the papers from the final postgraduate exam in november 2013 was selected to exemplify the requisite for students’ critical appraisal skill in the examination. results: model answers were provided at the end of the critical review paper. conclusion: this review paper provides the postgraduate students an essential understanding and critical thinking on the topic of validity of a short clinical interview for psychiatric diagnosis. this paper may serve as a guideline to teach students on how to critically appraise topic related to psychiatry