Knowledge and practices of general practitioners regarding psychiatric problems
| Autor: | BP Mishra, RK Chaudhary |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry lcsh:RC435-571 Incidence (epidemiology) media_common.quotation_subject Primary level Treatment practices General Medicine Mental health Knowledge Nursing Attitude Treatment modality Family medicine lcsh:Psychiatry Health care medicine Quality (business) Original Article lcsh:Industrial psychology Psychiatry business Disease burden media_common lcsh:HF5548.7-5548.85 |
| Zdroj: | Industrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 22-26 (2009) Industrial Psychiatry Journal |
| ISSN: | 0972-6748 |
| Popis: | Background: Mental health problems account for 12% of global disease burden and non-psychiatrist medical practitioners deal with a large proportion of this burden. This study was planned to assess the knowledge, attitude and treatment practices of non-psychiatrist medical practitioners regarding mental health problems. Materials and Methods: One hundred Allopathic and 25 each of Homeopathic and Ayurvedic medical practitioners were interviewed and assessed using a semi-structured performa. Results: Majority (95%) of them were aware regarding etiology, increasing incidence and treatment facilities available for mental health problems. Treatment modalities include counseling and medication but 69.9% of them had not received any formal training in administering them. Conclusions: 98.5% practitioners providing mental health services at the primary level feel the need to be properly trained and oriented in the management of these patients to improve quality of healthcare. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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