First aid guidelines for psychosis in Asian countries: A Delphi consensus study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines for how a member of the public should give first aid to a person who is becoming psychotic have been developed for English-speaking countries. However, these guidelines may not be appropriate for use in other cultures. A study was therefore carried out to examine whether it was possible to achieve consensus on guidelines that could apply in a range of Asian countries.

Methods

A Delphi consensus study was carried out with a panel of 28 Asian mental health clinicians drawn from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The panel was given a 211 item questionnaire about possible first aid actions and asked to rate whether they thought these should be included in guidelines. Panel

SUBMITTER: Jorm AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2278127 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature