Mobile psychiatric consultation-education for primary physicians.

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry
• Medical Education

Background:

• Physicians often require enhanced psychiatric skills.
• Community psychiatry training is essential for integrated care.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate a consultation-education training program for physicians.
• To assess the feasibility and success of psychiatric consultation training.

Main Methods:

• Psychiatrists provided in-person consultation-education to physicians.
• Training occurred in various settings, including offices and hospitals.

Main Results:

• The pilot program demonstrated high feasibility.
• The training initiative was highly successful in enhancing skills.

Conclusions:

• Psychiatric consultation-education is an effective training model.
• The program successfully trained physicians, hospital staff, and residents in psychiatric consultation skills.