Communicating a Plan for Involuntary Psychiatric Admission: A Standardized Patient Workshop Intervention for General Psychiatry Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

One important and often difficult act of communication common in psychiatry is communication regarding the need for involuntarily commitment for psychiatric treatment. Thus, we designed an educational workshop for psychiatry residents on how to communicate the plan for involuntarily commitment to a psychiatric hospital.

Methods

Using faculty expertise, we created a protocol to guide trainees on how to structure conversations around involuntary commitment. Residents first attended a didactic on the protocol, followed by a 1-hour workshop with standardized patients (SPs) 1 week later. The workshop consisted of three 14-minute simulated scenarios with the SP with debriefing. Trainees filled out pre- and postworkshop surveys.

Results

Fifteen and 12 residents

SUBMITTER: Hsiung K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10579457 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature