OBJECTIVE: The authors reviewed the literature on mental health education for primary care
physicians and made recommendations for the design of educational programs and …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to describe the psychiatric skills and diagnostic
categories taught in primary care training programs, their adequacy, the perceived needs …

Objective The shortage of primary care physicians is seen as an urgent health systems
priority and is supported by a national consensus. Psychiatry is at a crossroad and must …

Rapidly occurring changes in the healthcare arena mean time is of the essence for
psychology to formalize a strategic plan for training in primary care settings. The current …

Background. Mental ill health is common among doctors. Fast, efficient diagnosis and
treatment are needed as mentally ill doctors pose a safety risk to the public, yet they are …

Objective Many express concern that modern medicine fails to provide adequate
psychosocial and mental health care. Our educational system has not trained the primary …

Training and education in integrated primary care is limited. We see a need for addressing
the looming workforce shortage as behavioral health services in primary care become more …

Primary care medical providers (PCPs) have become de facto providers of services for the
management of both mental and chronic illnesses. Although some reports suggest that …

Psychiatric practice faces many challenges in the first quarter of 21 st century. Society has
transformed as have training requirements and patient expectations, underlining an urgent …

Objective: The authors evaluate the forces that are changing psychiatric practice and
propose options for redefining the clinical and educational goals of psychiatry u'ithin …