Towards the Study of the Outpatient Psychiatric Module Based on the Survey of Doctors and Patients

Abstract

The paper presents the results of sociological survey among doctors and patients concerning the introduction of a new outpatient psychiatric module at one of the medical mental health facilities of Moscow-Mental Hospital No. 13 of the Moscow Healthcare Department. The study utilized the following methods: analysis of the best practices, analytical, sociological, comparative analysis. The study reveals the advantages of this organizational form prior to hospital treatment (faster social adaptation of patients, reduction of treatment period, territorial accessibility, treatment similar to the one provided by a medical institution). Besides, the study defines some current problems (need to improve the interaction within divisions of a new organizational form, enhance the continuity of the outpatient module with other medical organizations, etc.).