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- Title
Early Psychosis Intervention and Primary Care: A Mixed Methods Study of Family Physician Knowledge, Attitudes, Preferences, and Needs.
- Authors
Carter, Brooke; Rodrigues, Rebecca; Edwards, Jordan; Jan, Saadia Hameed; Ryan, Bridget L.; Booth, Richard G.; Archie, Suzanne; Anderson, Kelly K.
- Abstract
Family physicians (FPs) play an important but underappreciated role in the pathways to care for people with early psychosis. We conducted a mixed-methods study to describe the knowledge, attitudes, preferences, and needs of FPs towards the recognition and management of early psychosis. We sent a cross-sectional postal survey to a random sample of FPs in Ontario, Canada, and conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with twenty. FPs were generally aware of important early psychosis symptoms, however, there were some knowledge gaps. Among surveyed FPs, 25% were unsure of the availability of early psychosis intervention services in their region, and most (80%) would prefer to co-manage with specialists. In the qualitative interviews, FPs expressed varied comfort levels in recognizing psychosis, and that timely access to psychiatry was a main concern. Our findings suggest that FPs require better support in recognizing and managing early psychosis and facilitating connections with specialized care.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; CROSS-sectional method; EARLY medical intervention; PSYCHIATRIC treatment; RESEARCH funding; PRIMARY health care; STATISTICAL sampling; INTERVIEWING; QUESTIONNAIRES; PHYSICIANS' attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PROFESSIONS; RESEARCH methodology; PSYCHOSES; NEEDS assessment; HUMAN comfort; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Community Mental Health Journal, 2024, Vol 60, Issue 5, p898
- ISSN
0010-3853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10597-024-01242-1