Keywords
primary care physicians, prodromal symptoms, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia
Date of Presentation
5-2-2019 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
• To address whether primary care physicians and pediatricians are equipped to recognize the prodromal symptoms of psychotic disorders
• Patients of primary care physicians exhibited increased help seeking behaviors prior to schizophrenia diagnosis [1]
• Primary care physicians in numerous countries have shown a lack of sufficient knowledge related to diagnosing and treating schizophrenia [2,3,4,5,6]
• Unclear if primary care physicians in the United States are adequately trained and prepared to recognize prodromal signs of schizophrenia, and diagnose and treat a variety of psychotic disorders
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Primary Care | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology
Included in
Primary Care Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons, Psychiatry Commons, Psychiatry and Psychology Commons
Survey of Primary Care Physicians’ and Pediatricians’ Competency in Identifying Prodromal Symptoms in Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
• To address whether primary care physicians and pediatricians are equipped to recognize the prodromal symptoms of psychotic disorders
• Patients of primary care physicians exhibited increased help seeking behaviors prior to schizophrenia diagnosis [1]
• Primary care physicians in numerous countries have shown a lack of sufficient knowledge related to diagnosing and treating schizophrenia [2,3,4,5,6]
• Unclear if primary care physicians in the United States are adequately trained and prepared to recognize prodromal signs of schizophrenia, and diagnose and treat a variety of psychotic disorders