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1Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorders, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia.
Objective:
To devise a proforma for clinical documentation of psychiatric illness in an accident and emergency (A&E) department, since A&E senior house officers (SHOs) have little psychiatric experience before starting their jobs.
Methods:
History taking and mental state examinations by 16 SHOs were compared before (n = 50) and after (n = 50) the introduction of the proforma. Comments on the proforma were provided by all participants on a questionnaire.
Results:
There was an improvement in documentation with the use of the proforma (Mann-Whitney U test, P < 0.001). The senior house officers found the proforma useful and supported further development of this initiative.
Conclusions:
A standard form for documenting psychiatric history, designed according to local needs, is useful and should be available in A&E departments.
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