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A comparison of psychiatric decision-making by trainee general practitioners and trainee psychiatrists using a simulated consultation model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Greg Wilkinson
Greg Wilkinson*
Affiliation:
General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr G. Wilkinson, General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

A videotape-assisted simulated consultation model was used in a pilot study comparing a range of assessment and treatment decisions made by trainee general practitioners and trainee psychiatrists in response to two cases representing women with depressive disorders. The doctors were studied individually in their consulting rooms or offices. In relation to the methods of analysis chosen, levels of agreement within and between the two groups of trainees were generally low. The findings are discussed in relation to previous similar work undertaken with experienced clinicians studied in groups.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 167 - 177
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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