TY - JOUR
AU - V. I. Agyapong
AU - F. Jabbar
AU - C. Conway
A1 - 
AB - Objective. The study aims to explore the views of General Practitioners in Ireland on shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care. Method. A self-administered questionnaire was designed and posted to 400 randomly selected General Practitioners working in Ireland. Results. Of the respondents, 189 (94%) reported that they would support a general policy on shared care between primary care and specialised psychiatric services for patients who are stable on their treatment. However, 124 (61.4%) reported that they foresaw difficulties for patients in implementing such a policy including: a concern that primary care is not adequately resourced with allied health professionals to support provision of psychiatric care (113, 53.2%); a concern this would result in increased financial burden on some patients (89, 48.8%); a lack of adequate cooperation between primary care and specialised mental health services (84, 41.8%); a concern that some patients may lack confidence in GP care (55, 27.4%); and that primary care providers are not adequately trained to provide psychiatric care (29, 14.4% ). Conclusion. The majority of GPs in Ireland would support a policy of shared care of psychiatric patients; however they raise significant concerns regarding practical implications of such a policy in Ireland.
BT - International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 4
DO - 10.3109/13651501.2012.667115
IS - 4
JF - International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
N2 - Objective. The study aims to explore the views of General Practitioners in Ireland on shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care. Method. A self-administered questionnaire was designed and posted to 400 randomly selected General Practitioners working in Ireland. Results. Of the respondents, 189 (94%) reported that they would support a general policy on shared care between primary care and specialised psychiatric services for patients who are stable on their treatment. However, 124 (61.4%) reported that they foresaw difficulties for patients in implementing such a policy including: a concern that primary care is not adequately resourced with allied health professionals to support provision of psychiatric care (113, 53.2%); a concern this would result in increased financial burden on some patients (89, 48.8%); a lack of adequate cooperation between primary care and specialised mental health services (84, 41.8%); a concern that some patients may lack confidence in GP care (55, 27.4%); and that primary care providers are not adequately trained to provide psychiatric care (29, 14.4% ). Conclusion. The majority of GPs in Ireland would support a policy of shared care of psychiatric patients; however they raise significant concerns regarding practical implications of such a policy in Ireland.
PY - 2012
SN - 1471-1788; 1365-1501
SP - 293
EP - 299
EP - 
T1 - Shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care: The experiences and expectations of General Practitioners in Ireland
T2 - International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
TI - Shared care between specialised psychiatric services and primary care: The experiences and expectations of General Practitioners in Ireland
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 22509780
U3 - 10.3109/13651501.2012.667115
VL - 16
VO - 1471-1788; 1365-1501
Y1 - 2012
ER -