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General practitioners' views on the major psychiatric classification systems.

Steven Lillis1, Graham Mellsop, Gaelle Dutu

  • 1Waikato Clinical School, Waikato Hospital, Private Bag 3200, Hamilton, New Zealand. Lilliss@waikatodhb.govt.nz

The New Zealand Medical Journal
|December 23, 2008
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General practitioners rarely use diagnostic schema like DSM-IV due to complexity. Future schema should offer decision support and integrate into practice systems for better primary care utility.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • General Practice
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Diagnostic schema, such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), are tools used in specialist psychiatric settings.
  • General practitioners (GPs) in primary care settings face unique challenges in mental health diagnosis and management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the perspectives of general practitioners regarding the usefulness of diagnostic schema developed by specialist psychiatrists.
  • To identify key principles that would enhance the value and applicability of diagnostic schema for general practitioners in their daily practice.

Main Methods:

  • A postal survey was conducted.
  • The survey targeted 1000 vocationally registered general practitioners in New Zealand.

Main Results:

  • General practitioners seldom utilize diagnostic schema such as DSM-IV and ICD-10, primarily because of their complexity and unfamiliarity.
  • Key principles for future schema development include providing decision support for pharmaceutical treatment, guiding secondary care referrals, and improving communication between primary and secondary care.
  • Integration of diagnostic schema into existing computerized practice management systems is crucial for successful adoption.

Conclusions:

  • Diagnostic schema designed by specialists are often not well-suited for the general practice environment.
  • There is a clear need for the development of management-oriented diagnostic schema tailored to meet the specific requirements and workflow of general practitioners.