Teaching Residents Mental Health Care

Approximately 50% of the U.S. population will have a mental health disorder (includes substance use disorders) at some time in their lives [1,2], but only 25% receive care, compared to the 60-80% of heart disease patients who receive care [3,4]. There are prevalent concerns about mental health care not meeting standards [5 –8]. Psychiatrists see only 15% of all patients with mental disorders [9]. Research shows that two-thirds of physicians cannot obtain a timely psychiatric consultation [10], and that psychiatrists’ numbers are deficient in over 95% of U.S.

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - July 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Robert C. Smith, Heather Laird-Fick, Francesca C. Dwamena, Laura Freilich, Brian Mavis, Katelyn Grayson-Sneed, Dale D ’Mello, Mark Spoolstra, David Solomon Source Type: research