TY - JOUR
AU - K. S. Sun
AU - T. P. Lam
AU - K. F. Lam
AU - T. L. Lo
A1 - 
AB - This study investigated the obstacles for primary care physicians (PCPs) to managing mental health problems in Hong Kong. Focus group data collected from PCPs and psychiatrists were used to construct a questionnaire for a quantitative survey with 516 PCPs respondents. The results showed that their commonly perceived obstacles were lack of timely access to public psychiatrists, lack of feedback from both public and private psychiatrists after referrals; as well as patients' reluctance to be referred. Factor analysis and correlational analysis found that the numbers of mental health patients treated by the PCPs were mainly determined by the PCPs' own clinical constraints, including limited confidence in diagnosis and management, time constraint, and limited job satisfaction.
BT - Administration and Policy in Mental Health
C5 - Education & Workforce
DO - 10.1007/s10488-014-0605-x
JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health
N2 - This study investigated the obstacles for primary care physicians (PCPs) to managing mental health problems in Hong Kong. Focus group data collected from PCPs and psychiatrists were used to construct a questionnaire for a quantitative survey with 516 PCPs respondents. The results showed that their commonly perceived obstacles were lack of timely access to public psychiatrists, lack of feedback from both public and private psychiatrists after referrals; as well as patients' reluctance to be referred. Factor analysis and correlational analysis found that the numbers of mental health patients treated by the PCPs were mainly determined by the PCPs' own clinical constraints, including limited confidence in diagnosis and management, time constraint, and limited job satisfaction.
PY - 2014
SN - 1573-3289; 0894-587X
T1 - Obstacles in Managing Mental Health Problems for Primary Care Physicians in Hong Kong
T2 - Administration and Policy in Mental Health
TI - Obstacles in Managing Mental Health Problems for Primary Care Physicians in Hong Kong
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 25331448
U3 - 10.1007/s10488-014-0605-x
VO - 1573-3289; 0894-587X
Y1 - 2014
ER -