[Extremism in medical treatment: Results of an e-learning training course for prevention]

Initial studies showed that healthcare professionals are confronted with patients with extremist attitudes and do not feel safe when dealing with these patients. With this in mind, an e-learning training programme on extremism was designed for healthcare professionals. The paper deals with the results of the accompanying research on this training programme.

The data comes from a pre- and post-survey to evaluate the e-learning training course entitled 'Extremist attitudes in medical and psychotherapeutic treatment', which was designed for physicians and psychological psychotherapists. The data analyses include questions on knowledge and skills.

A total of 2,971 professionals took part in the pre- and post-survey. The findings showed a significant increase in learning among participants in the training programme in all eight areas of competence (confidentiality, areas of phenomena, legal principles, etc.). In addition, concerns and worries about dealing with potential threats were reduced and the participants felt more confident in dealing with potential patients from the extremist milieu after the training programme. However, there were still uncertainties, especially in dealing with dangerous situations.

Training on the topic of extremism is effective in ensuring greater safety for medical professionals in dealing with these issues. Networking with experts in the field is recommended for certain issues.