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Shared mental health care. Model for supporting and mentoring family physicians.
Can Fam Physician. 2004 Mar; 50:397-402.CF

Abstract

PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED

Family physicians lack access to psychiatrists and mental health services for patients with serious and persistent mental illnesses.

OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM

To develop a mentoring program to provide FPs with education and e-mail, telephone, and face-to-face support for managing patients with mental illness.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Ontario College of Family Physicians' Collaborative Mental Health Care Network developed a mentoring program. Family physicians are grouped according to clinical interest with psychiatrist and general practice psychotherapist mentors whom they can contact for help. Communication is established via e-mail, telephone, fax, or listserv, or even face to face. Monitoring and evaluation is carried out through surveys and chart audits to examine use of, satisfaction with, and effectiveness of the program.

CONCLUSION

Mental health care can be enhanced through collaborative at-a-distance relationships between FPs and psychotherapists and psychiatrists. Family physicians can get timely consultation in the areas of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, and access to community resources.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Rockman P
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, ON.
Salach L
No affiliation info available
Gotlib D
No affiliation info available
Cord M
No affiliation info available
Turner T
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Community Mental Health ServicesCommunity NetworksEducation, Medical, ContinuingFamily PracticeHumansInterprofessional RelationsMentorsOntarioPsychiatry

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15318677

Citation

Rockman, Patricia, et al. "Shared Mental Health Care. Model for Supporting and Mentoring Family Physicians." Canadian Family Physician Medecin De Famille Canadien, vol. 50, 2004, pp. 397-402.
Rockman P, Salach L, Gotlib D, et al. Shared mental health care. Model for supporting and mentoring family physicians. Can Fam Physician. 2004;50:397-402.
Rockman, P., Salach, L., Gotlib, D., Cord, M., & Turner, T. (2004). Shared mental health care. Model for supporting and mentoring family physicians. Canadian Family Physician Medecin De Famille Canadien, 50, 397-402.
Rockman P, et al. Shared Mental Health Care. Model for Supporting and Mentoring Family Physicians. Can Fam Physician. 2004;50:397-402. PubMed PMID: 15318677.
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