Advancing Integrated Care through Psychiatric Workforce Development: A Systematic Review of Educational Interventions to Train Psychiatrists in Integrated Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Integrated or collaborative care is a well-evidenced and widely practiced approach to improve access to high-quality mental health care in primary care and other settings. Psychiatrists require preparation for this emerging type of practice, and such training is now mandatory for Canadian psychiatry residents. However, it is not known how best to mount such training, and in the absence of such knowledge, the quality of training across Canada has suffered. To guide integrated care education nationally, we conducted a systematic review of published and unpublished training programs.

Method

We searched journal databases and web-based 'grey' literature and contacted all North American psychiatry residency programs known to provide integrated care training. We included

SUBMITTER: Sunderji N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6099757 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature