Expanding the role of PAs in the treatment of severe and persistent mental illness

被引:7
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作者
McCutchen, Ben [1 ]
Patel, Sujay [2 ,3 ]
Copeland, Dawn [4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Psychiat & Behav Neurosci, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[2] McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[3] Mem Univ Newfoundland, St John, NF, Canada
[4] Ctr Family Med, Kitchener, ON, Canada
[5] McMaster Univ, Michael G DeGroote Sch Med, Hamilton, ON, Canada
关键词
primary care; psychiatric care; PA; physician assistant; access; team;
D O I
10.1097/01.JAA.0000521138.61409.04
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Patients with severe and persistent mental illness often face limited access to psychiatric and primary care. This exploratory qualitative analysis studied the effect of introducing a PA into a comprehensive outpatient psychiatric team. Early results suggest this model improves the quality and access to primary and psychiatric care.
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页码:36 / 37
页数:2
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