TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Australia
KW - Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/organization & administration
KW - Demography
KW - Education
KW - Female
KW - Health Personnel/education
KW - Health Planning
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mental Disorders/therapy
KW - Mental Health Services/organization & administration
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Primary Health Care/organization & administration
KW - Psychiatry/education
KW - Rural Health Services/organization & administration
KW - Urban Health Services/organization & administration
AU - G. Hodgins
AU - F. Judd
AU - J. Davis
AU - A. Fahey
A1 - 
AB - OBJECTIVE: The high prevalence of mental disorders and the barriers to detection and treatment of these in general practice are well recognized. As such, the government has placed great emphasis on training general practitioners (GPs) in primary care mental health and on the provision of support for GPs in the delivery of such services. The current paper aims to evaluate a local, rural training program in mental health for GPs. We hypothesized that local 'context-driven' training would lead to increased knowledge and reported change in practice by GPs with mental health patients. METHOD: Locally developed and delivered 'Level 1' training was offered to GPs through the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care initiative. The training was provided with 6-hour workshops covering mental health assessment and management planning. The training was evaluated through pre- and 6-week post-questionnaires assessing attitudes and practice with respect to treatment of patients with mental health problems. RESULTS: Forty-nine GPs from the Loddon Campaspe Southern Mallee region of Victoria participated in the training. Following the 6-hour workshop, there was an increase in reported use of psychoeducation for patients with depression, use of cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with anxiety, and ease in obtaining advice to assist with the management of psychosis. CONCLUSIONS: GP mental health education should take into consideration the local context, cover systems issues as well as skills development, and aim to develop personal relationships between mental health clinicians and GPs to enhance outcomes.
BT - Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 1
CY - England
DO - 10.1080/10398560601083019
IS - 1
JF - Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The high prevalence of mental disorders and the barriers to detection and treatment of these in general practice are well recognized. As such, the government has placed great emphasis on training general practitioners (GPs) in primary care mental health and on the provision of support for GPs in the delivery of such services. The current paper aims to evaluate a local, rural training program in mental health for GPs. We hypothesized that local 'context-driven' training would lead to increased knowledge and reported change in practice by GPs with mental health patients. METHOD: Locally developed and delivered 'Level 1' training was offered to GPs through the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care initiative. The training was provided with 6-hour workshops covering mental health assessment and management planning. The training was evaluated through pre- and 6-week post-questionnaires assessing attitudes and practice with respect to treatment of patients with mental health problems. RESULTS: Forty-nine GPs from the Loddon Campaspe Southern Mallee region of Victoria participated in the training. Following the 6-hour workshop, there was an increase in reported use of psychoeducation for patients with depression, use of cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with anxiety, and ease in obtaining advice to assist with the management of psychosis. CONCLUSIONS: GP mental health education should take into consideration the local context, cover systems issues as well as skills development, and aim to develop personal relationships between mental health clinicians and GPs to enhance outcomes.
PP - England
PY - 2007
SN - 1039-8562; 1039-8562
SP - 52
EP - 57
EP - 
T1 - An integrated approach to general practice mental health training: The importance of context
T2 - Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
TI - An integrated approach to general practice mental health training: The importance of context
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 17464636
U3 - 10.1080/10398560601083019
VL - 15
VO - 1039-8562; 1039-8562
Y1 - 2007
ER -