Davies Kimberley, Eagleson Claire, Weise Janelle, Cvejic Rachael C, Trollor Julian N
Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, School of Psychiatry, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2019 Oct;27(5):506-512. doi: 10.1177/1039856219859286. Epub 2019 Jul 11.
To describe the characteristics and clinical capacity of Australian and New Zealand psychiatrists working in intellectual and developmental disability mental health (IDDMH).
Consultant psychiatrists (n=71) with an interest or expertise in IDDMH completed an online survey about their roles, experience and time spent in intellectual developmental disability (IDD)-related activities.
Psychiatrists had worked in IDDMH for a median of 11.34 years and half (53.5%) reported expertise in the area. One-fifth of psychiatrists reported IDDMH as their main area of practice. The majority of respondents (85.1%) reported that they were working clinically with people with IDD. Respondents practicing clinically worked a median of 8 hours in clinical and 3 hours in non-clinical IDD-related work per week.
Surveyed psychiatrists had considerable experience in IDDMH. However, their work in IDDMH represented a relatively small proportion of their overall work hours, and a minority of respondents were responsible for a large proportion of clinical work. Exploring ways to broaden capacity is crucial to ensuring the mental health needs of people with IDD are met.
描述在智力和发育障碍心理健康（IDDMH）领域工作的澳大利亚和新西兰精神科医生的特征及临床能力。
对71名对IDDMH感兴趣或有相关专业知识的精神科顾问医生进行了一项在线调查，内容涉及他们在智力发育障碍（IDD）相关活动中的角色、经验和工作时间。
精神科医生在IDDMH领域工作的时间中位数为11.34年，其中一半（53.5%）报告称在该领域有专业知识。五分之一的精神科医生将IDDMH作为其主要执业领域。大多数受访者（85.1%）报告称他们在临床上与IDD患者合作。从事临床工作的受访者每周在临床IDD相关工作上的工作时间中位数为8小时，在非临床IDD相关工作上的工作时间中位数为3小时。
接受调查的精神科医生在IDDMH领域有丰富经验。然而，他们在IDDMH领域的工作在其总工作时间中占比相对较小，且少数受访者承担了大部分临床工作。探索拓宽能力的方法对于确保满足IDD患者的心理健康需求至关重要。
