The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP training
Background: GPs are often faced with deciding whether or not a patient may require detention for assessment in hospital under mental health legislation. This can be a complex and daunting process. Despite this, GPs and most other professionals receive limited formal training. Aim: To map and review...
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| description | Background: GPs are often faced with deciding whether or not a patient may require detention for assessment in hospital under mental health legislation. This can be a complex and daunting process. Despite this, GPs and most other professionals receive limited formal training. Aim: To map and review the current literature on training in mental health detention processes. These insights are vital to inform the further development of meaningful educational approaches. Design & setting: A systematic scoping literature review was conducted to identify what is known about how best to develop training in this area. Method: Arksey and O’Malley’s framework was used to select, chart, and analyse articles from across six electronic databases. A total of 1136 articles were included in the initial screening phase and 183 articles were included in the full-text screening phase. Key themes were derived using an iterative and thematic approach. A personal and public involvement (PPI) group was set up for this project and other stakeholders in the mental health detention process were consulted about the findings. Results: Fifty-two articles were included in the final review. Professionals consistently highlighted unmet training needs and difficulties with the process. There were identified needs for practical, interdisciplinary training, including discussion of complex cases, and opportunities to learn from those with direct experience. Conclusion: This work is foundational for the development of meaningful educational approaches around mental health detention processes. A strong research base will inform and strengthen training with the ultimate aim of improving patient care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a56499a911014dd4a330292d86b805222022-12-22T02:57:11ZengRoyal College of General PractitionersBJGP Open2398-37952022-12-016410.3399/BJGPO.2022.0061The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP trainingPaula Houton0Helen Reid1Gavin Davidson2Gerard Gormley3Centre for Medical Education, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKCentre for Medical Education, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKSchool of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UKCentre for Medical Education, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKBackground: GPs are often faced with deciding whether or not a patient may require detention for assessment in hospital under mental health legislation. This can be a complex and daunting process. Despite this, GPs and most other professionals receive limited formal training. Aim: To map and review the current literature on training in mental health detention processes. These insights are vital to inform the further development of meaningful educational approaches. Design & setting: A systematic scoping literature review was conducted to identify what is known about how best to develop training in this area. Method: Arksey and O’Malley’s framework was used to select, chart, and analyse articles from across six electronic databases. A total of 1136 articles were included in the initial screening phase and 183 articles were included in the full-text screening phase. Key themes were derived using an iterative and thematic approach. A personal and public involvement (PPI) group was set up for this project and other stakeholders in the mental health detention process were consulted about the findings. Results: Fifty-two articles were included in the final review. Professionals consistently highlighted unmet training needs and difficulties with the process. There were identified needs for practical, interdisciplinary training, including discussion of complex cases, and opportunities to learn from those with direct experience. Conclusion: This work is foundational for the development of meaningful educational approaches around mental health detention processes. A strong research base will inform and strengthen training with the ultimate aim of improving patient care.https://bjgpopen.org/content/6/4/BJGPO.2022.0061general practicegeneral practitionersmental health detentionmental healthtraining |
| spellingShingle | Paula Houton Helen Reid Gavin Davidson Gerard Gormley The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP training BJGP Open general practice general practitioners mental health detention mental health training |
| title | The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP training |
| title_full | The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP training |
| title_fullStr | The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP training |
| title_full_unstemmed | The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP training |
| title_short | The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP training |
| title_sort | mental health detention process a scoping review to inform gp training |
| topic | general practice general practitioners mental health detention mental health training |
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