Deployment of the consultation-liaison model in adult and child-adolescent psychiatry and its impact on improving mental health treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little information exists on the perceptions of psychiatrists regarding the implementation and various impacts of the consultation-liaison model. This model has been used in Quebec (Canada) through the function of specialist respondent-psychiatrists (SRP) since 2009. This study assessed the main activities, barriers or facilitators, and impact of SRP in adult and child-adolescent psychiatry on the capacity of service providers in primary care and youth centers to treat patients with mental health disorders (MHD).

Methods

Data included 126 self-administered questionnaires from SRP and semi-structured interviews from 48 SRP managers. Mixed methods were used, with qualitative findings from managers complementing the SRP survey. Comparative analyses of SRP responses i

SUBMITTER: Fleury MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8086343 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature