Table 1.

Pre- and post-workshop confidence ratings by junior doctors

Skill	Pre-workshop median confidence rating (1–5)	Post-workshop median confidence rating (1–5)	% Difference in median confidence rating	Wilcoxon signed-rank test statistic (Z)	P-value
History-taking	3	4	+33.33%	−3.531	P < 0.001**
Risk assessment	3	4	+33.33%	−3.066	P = 0.002**
Section 136 assessment	1	3	+200%	−3.552	P < 0.001**
Use of Section 5(2)	2	4	+100%	−3.647	P < 0.001**
Physical health review	3	4	+33.33%	−3.274	P = 0.001**
Managing side-effects of antipsychotics	2	3	+50%	−3.611	P < 0.001**
Assessment and management of alcohol withdrawal	3	4	+33.33%	−3.656	P < 0.001**
Overall confidence working in psychiatry	2	3	+50%	−3.145	P = 0.002**

^**P < 0.01.