Beginning the Work of Integration: An Investigation of Primary Care Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Psychiatry

Objective The authors sought to better understand the attitudes of primary care physicians toward psychiatrists in order to assess their receptivity for further psychiatric education. Methods A survey about attitudes toward psychiatrists in comparison to other specialties was distributed among four...

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Published inAcademic psychiatry Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 604 - 607
Main Authors Thomas, Sheila A., Dobbins, Mary I., Hill-Jordan, Janice, Thomas, Mark C., Lee, Stacy, Albers, Janet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2016
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agreements
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Collaboration
Continuing education
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Education
Educational Change
Feedback (Response)
Gynecology
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Humans
In Brief Report
Internal medicine
Likert scale
Medical Education
Medical referrals
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Neurology
Obstetrics
Patients
Pediatrics
Physicians
Physicians, Family - education
Physicians, Family - psychology
Primary care
Primary Health Care - organization & administration
Professional Recognition
Program Development
Programming
Psychiatric Services
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Psychiatry - education
Psychiatry - organization & administration
Questionnaires
Racial Distribution
Referral
Teaching Methods
United States > US
Illinois
Attitudes
Family medicine
Integration
Interdisciplinary training
Primary care
Collaboration
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Summary:Objective The authors sought to better understand the attitudes of primary care physicians toward psychiatrists in order to assess their receptivity for further psychiatric education. Methods A survey about attitudes toward psychiatrists in comparison to other specialties was distributed among four family medicine residency programs at Southern Illinois University. Results Respondents rated psychiatry lower than other specialties in the areas measured. However, family medicine physicians expressed a desire to work with psychiatrists and receive further education in psychiatry. Conclusion Favorable attitudes toward psychiatrists and education in psychiatry suggest the potential for additional family medicine training in psychiatry.
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ISSN:1042-9670
1545-7230
DOI:10.1007/s40596-015-0433-7