ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Ratana Saipanish, M.D.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: A Survey of Psychiatric Practice in Primary Care Settings.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 43 No.4 October-December 1998 P 303-315.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective To understand about psychiatric practice that would be useful in developing the psychiatric program in medical school. Method 1,500 questionnaires about psychiatric practice were sent to general practitioners around Thailand. Results 617 questionnaires (41.13%) were returned. From this survey we found that the patients in primary care settings had psychiatric problems alone 10 % and physical illness together with psychiatric problems 30%. Four common problems were psychological problems in medically ill, anxiety disorders, suggested psychological problems but cannot identify the disorder exactly and somatoform disorders respectively. Most of general practitioners had moderate confidence in psychiatric diagnosis. The most common drug prescription was anxiolytics. About psychological treatment, 90.4% of general practitioners understood that it was important, 76.8% could do real practice but only 18.7% had great confidence in practice. Conclusions Psychological problems are important ones in primary care settings. General practitioners still have troubles in diagnosis and services. Medical schools can use these database to develop better psychiatric program. J Psychiatr Assoc Thailand 1998; 43(4): 303-15.

Keywords: psychiatric practice, primary care, medical school, drug prescription, psychological treatment, psychiatry, Thailand.

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1998

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400.

Code: 0000097

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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