The Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia Psychiatric Urgent Care Program: A Preliminary Evaluation of a Suggested Alternative Model of Outpatient Psychiatric Care
| Autor: | Chris Gorman, Ronald A. Remick, Robin Bruce, Judy Allen, Abigail K Remick, Scott A. Lear, Yuriko Araki |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Program evaluation
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| Popis: | Access to psychiatric care in Canada remains problematic. Patients with nonemergent care needs and nonpsychotic disorders (that is, predominately mood and anxiety disorders) have difficulty accessing timely and comprehensive care from a psychiatrist. In British Columbia, 83% of patients who were diagnosed with a mental disorder received their only care from an FP.1 Further, a survey conducted with FPs in British Columbia suggests that the wait time from an FP referral to psychiatric treatment exceeds 5 months.2 Hence many FP no longer even attempt to access psychiatric care for their patients. We have long felt that the above is unacceptable in terms of medical care and services. To address this, we have developed a program called the MDABC Psychiatric Urgent Care Program (henceforth referred to as the MDA Program), which appears to be more efficient and offers potential cost savings to health funders. Our program is based on 4 tenets: encourage and empower patients to become informed consumers; GMVs in lieu of individual follow-up visits; email communication to increase patient access and in lieu of individual follow-up visits; and house the program in a milieu that offers support, advocacy, and reduces stigma. |
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