Impact of an educational workshop on psychiatrists’ attitude towards psychosomatic medicine

BMC Psychiatry

Anja Ciprianidis¹  Jobst-Hendrik Schultz¹  Tabea Chiara Baumann¹  Ali Zafar¹  Franziska Baessler¹  Clara-Louisa Sandmann¹  Fabienne Louise Wagner¹  Thanos Kanellopoulos² 

[1] Department of General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital;Mental Health Care Unit, Evgenidion Therapeftirion, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens;

关键词: Psychosomatics;    Education;    Trainees;    Attitude;    Innovative teaching;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-019-2424-9

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Although psychosomatic medicine is not recognised as a medical specialisation globally, it has proven useful for treating many disorders in Germany. This paper reports on the impact of an educational workshop as a tool for raising awareness about psychosomatic medicine among international psychiatrists. Methods Psychiatrists from eight different countries were educated on psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy during a 90-min workshop using a video, a slide presentation and an innovative teaching format called ‘speed coaching’. Learning outcomes were assessed by analysing questionnaires completed by the participants before and after the workshop. Results Half of the participants who initially rejected the notion that psychosomatic medicine should be a specialisation on its own changed their minds in favour for it to be a separate discipline (p = 0.125). Awareness about which diseases and patients psychosomatic doctors deal with was increased. The intent for treatment of patients with eating disorders by a psychosomatic physician quadrupled among the participants (p = 0.004). Conclusions A brief educational intervention can influence psychiatrists’ decisions to opt for approaches by doctors specialized in psychosomatics for certain disorders. Further studies may explore why psychiatrists agree or disagree that psychosomatic medicine should be a separate specialisation on its own.

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