Implementing organicity investigations in early psychosis: Spreading expertise

Autor: Jean-Luc Kurukgy, Julie Bourgin, Jean-Pierre Benoit, Sélim Benjamin Guessoum, Laelia Benoit
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background Many medical disorders may contribute to adolescent psychoses. Although guidelines for thorough organicity investigations (OI) exist, their dissemination appears scarce in nonacademic healthcare facilities and some rare disorders remain undiagnosed, many of them presenting without easily recognized phenotypes. This study aims to understand the challenges underlying the implementation of OI in non-academic facilities by practitioners trained in expert centers. Methods Sixteen psychiatrists working at French non-academic facilities were interviewed about their use of OI for adolescents suspected of early psychosis. Interviews were analyzed with Grounded Theory. Results Organicity investigations were found to be useful in rationalizing psychiatric care for the young patient all the while building trust between the doctor and the patient’s parents. They also are reassuring for psychiatrists confronted with uncertainty about psychosis onset and the consequences of a psychiatric label. However, they commonly find themselves facing the challenges of implementation alone and thus enter a renunciation pathway: from idealistic missionaries, they become torn between their professional ethics and the non-academic work culture. Ultimately, they abandon the use of OI or delegate it to expert centers. Conclusion Specific hindrances to OI implementation must be addressed.
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