Are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry? Current European context and future directions

The majority of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and psychiatric disorders access mainstream mental health services across Europe. However, only 56% of countries provide postgraduate psychiatric training in ID according to a survey across 42 European countries. We explore the challenges of...

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Main Authors: Marisa Casanova Dias, Bhathika Perera, Florian Riese, Livia De Picker, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Alina Petricean, Athanasios Kanellopoulos, Krzysztof Krysta, Franziska Baessler
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-01-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933820001029/type/journal_article
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Bhathika Perera
Florian Riese
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Athanasios Kanellopoulos
Krzysztof Krysta
Franziska Baessler
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description The majority of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and psychiatric disorders access mainstream mental health services across Europe. However, only 56% of countries provide postgraduate psychiatric training in ID according to a survey across 42 European countries. We explore the challenges of ID training and make recommendations for education and health policymakers.
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spelling doaj.art-b54a474b1c694435bc59e2ad226b41642023-03-09T12:33:57ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852020-01-016310.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.102Are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry? Current European context and future directionsMarisa Casanova Dias0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2606-7372Bhathika Perera1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9316-9312Florian Riese2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5531-5833Livia De Picker3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-0559Mariana Pinto da Costa4Alina Petricean5Athanasios Kanellopoulos6Krzysztof Krysta7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5984-3358Franziska Baessler8National Centre for Mental Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom Section of Women’s Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London, London, United KingdomHaringey Learning Disability Partnership, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, London, United KingdomPsychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCollaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium University Psychiatric Hospital Campus Duffel, Antwerp, BelgiumUnit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Hospital de Magalhães Lemos, Porto, PortugalNational Centre for Mental Health, BSMHFT, Birmingham, United KingdomCenter for Adolescent Medicine, First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Rehabilitation Psychiatry, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, PolandDepartment of General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, GermanyThe majority of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and psychiatric disorders access mainstream mental health services across Europe. However, only 56% of countries provide postgraduate psychiatric training in ID according to a survey across 42 European countries. We explore the challenges of ID training and make recommendations for education and health policymakers.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933820001029/type/journal_articleCommunity Mental Health Teamseducation and trainingintellectual disabilitylearning disabilityspecialty training
spellingShingle Marisa Casanova Dias
Bhathika Perera
Florian Riese
Livia De Picker
Mariana Pinto da Costa
Alina Petricean
Athanasios Kanellopoulos
Krzysztof Krysta
Franziska Baessler
Are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry? Current European context and future directions
European Psychiatry
Community Mental Health Teams
education and training
intellectual disability
learning disability
specialty training
title Are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry? Current European context and future directions
title_full Are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry? Current European context and future directions
title_fullStr Are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry? Current European context and future directions
title_full_unstemmed Are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry? Current European context and future directions
title_short Are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry? Current European context and future directions
title_sort are we training psychiatrists to develop skills in intellectual disability psychiatry current european context and future directions
topic Community Mental Health Teams
education and training
intellectual disability
learning disability
specialty training
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933820001029/type/journal_article
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