The attitude of non-psychiatry doctors to psychiatry and its correlates in Mysore, South India

Faizan, S; Bn, Raveesh; Anjali, Varia; Sujatha, R.; Sharath, K.

doi:10.1186/1753-6561-6-s4-p14

Cited by 1 publication

(2 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Therefore, it is of interest to determine how psychological problems are managed. According to Faizen et al (2012), the attitude to psychiatry of non-psychiatrists and non-psychiatry resident doctors is crucial because of the large number of psychiatric patients who will present to them, directly or indirectly. Morgan & Killoughery (2003) revisited a study by Mayou & Smith (1986) on hospital doctors' management of psychological problems in London hospitals.…”

Section: Hospital Doctors' Management Of Psychological Problems At a mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some doctors, however, although familiar with mental health issues, are likely not be too different from non-doctors in stereotyping and stigmatising mental illness. The negative attributes of these doctors could affect their practice when they encounter individuals with mental illness (Faizen et al, 2012).…”

Section: Hospital Doctors' Management Of Psychological Problems At a mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Hospital doctors' management of psychological problems at a Nigerian tertiary health institution

Issa¹,

Yussuf

Abiodun

et al. 2015

BJPsych. International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A questionnaire was sent to all consenting doctors at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. It asked about their management of psychological problems in their clinical practice. Over 90% would welcome more time to talk to patients and agreed that psychological and social factors should be routinely assessed and recorded for patients. Most respondents would refer patients with depression or disturbed behaviours. ‘Ineffective treatment’ and ‘dislike of psychiatric referral’ were not the main reasons for non-referral. A majority of the doctors had initiated treatment for anxiety and insomnia but not for alcohol withdrawal, psychosis, acute confusional state or depression. Doctors' awareness of ‘the impact of psychological factors on the course of physical illness' was high. To sustain this high level of awareness and encourage referral, in-house psychoeducational training of hospital doctors should be intensified. In addition, an increased doctor/patient ratio, public education to reduce stigma and a well developed liaison psychiatric service are imperative.

show abstract

Section: Hospital Doctors' Management Of Psychological Problems At a mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hospital Doctors' Management Of Psychological Problems At a mentioning

confidence: 99%

Hospital doctors' management of psychological problems at a Nigerian tertiary health institution

Issa¹,

Yussuf

Abiodun

et al. 2015

BJPsych. International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The attitude of non-psychiatry doctors to psychiatry and its correlates in Mysore, South India

Cited by 1 publication

References 0 publications

Hospital doctors' management of psychological problems at a Nigerian tertiary health institution

Hospital doctors' management of psychological problems at a Nigerian tertiary health institution

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About