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January 1, 2018Indian Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Designing and implementing an innovative digitally driven primary care psychiatry program in India

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NMNarayana ManjunathaCKChannaveerachariNaveen KumarSMSureshBada Math

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Designing a digital psychiatry program improves training for primary care doctors in India, suggesting better mental health outcomes.

Key Points

  • The aim is to design and implement a digitally driven training program for primary care doctors to enhance psychiatric care.
  • Developed five digital modules under the Primary Care Psychiatry Program (PCPP) for practicing primary care doctors (PCDs).
  • Included culturally appropriate screening tools and management guidelines in the Clinical Schedules for Primary Care Psychiatry (CSP).
  • Integrated telepsychiatry training and collaborative video consultations into the program.
  • Implemented five modules covering essential areas in primary care psychiatry: orientation, basic, advanced, and skill development.
  • Two key innovations are the Clinical Schedules for Primary Care Psychiatry and the Tele-psychiatric On-Consultation Training with higher clinical translation value.
  • Identified challenges and opportunities for nationwide implementation of the program in India.

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Manjunatha et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1925f4a7ec0a017d2656bbhttps://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_214_18
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