Medicina integrativa en la enseñanza de la Psiquiatría: actitudes y conocimientos respecto a la medicina complementaria y alternativa en docentes de programas de la especialidad

Abstract

State of complementary and alternative medicine education in psychiatry residency programsBackground: The incorporation of integrative medicine as a holistic approach increased in medical education. However, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) formal teaching in psychiatry residency programs is limited. Aim: To assess the incorporation of CAM education in different Chilean psychiatry programs and to determine the knowledge and attitudes toward this issue. Material and Methods: An online survey was sent to 80 academic staff from five psychiatry programs. Forty-nine participants answered the survey (61%). Some of the questionnaire topics were the inclusion of CAM content in the program, types of CAM included, and motivation and strategies for the CAM content incorporation in their training curriculum. Results: Most respondents answered that there is no formal CAM content in their program's curriculum. The main topics to incorporate CAM in a psychiatry residency are sleep hygiene, stress management, and motivational interviewing. The lack of knowledge, time constraints, and the limited resources are major barriers to include CAM in their curriculums. Conclusions: Our results suggest that many academic staff of Chilean psychiatry training programs are aware of the importance of having CAM content in their curriculum. However, some barriers hinder their incorporation and implementation.

Autocuidado y bienestar en residencias de psiquiatría: encuesta de opinión a los docentes

“…Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal, en jefes de programa y docentes de residencias de psiquiatría de adultos y de niños, niñas y adolescentes, mediante la aplicación de una encuesta semi-estructurada (ver material suplementario) que permite identificar el conocimiento y las opiniones sobre el uso de medicina complementaria y del estilo de vida aplicada a salud mental, y respecto de actividades de bienestar y autocuidado a sus residentes. (Pacheco et al, 2022) La encuesta se estructuró en base a 28 dominios que hacen referencia a medicina complementaria y bienestar y autocuidado de residentes, tomando como referencia el estudio de Ranjar et al…”