Journal article
Training General Practitioners to Detect Probable Mental Disorders in Young People During Health Risk Screening
Anne-Emmanuelle Ambresin, Christiaan P Otjes, George C Patton, Susan M Sawyer, Sharmala Thuraisingam, Dallas R English, Dagmar M Haller, Lena A Sanci
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is to investigate whether a training intervention increases general practitioners' (GPs) detection sensitivity for probable mental disorders in young people. METHODS: Forty general practices were randomized to an intervention (29 GPs) or comparison arm (49 GPs). Intervention GPs participated in 9 hours of interactive training on youth-friendly care, psychosocial health risk screening, and responding to risk-taking behavior with motivational interviewing approaches, followed by practice visits assisting with integration of screening processes and tools. Youth aged 14-24 years attending GPs underwent a computer-assisted telephone interview about their consulta..
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Awarded by Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by grants from the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC PDR 2005/06); Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (AHPRI); National Health and Medical Research Council (566849). The funding bodies had no role in the study design data collection, analysis, interpretation, or manuscript writing.