Terry Hannah, Frazier Erica, Adler Tamara, Yates Derek
Ment Health Clin. 2020 May 7;10(3):76-79. doi: 10.9740/mhc.2020.05.076. eCollection 2020 May.
Mental health services are an area of high need in many health care systems in the United States. With a limited number of psychiatric providers and a projected increase in the deficit of psychiatrists, a call for increased mental health services is apparent. The inclusion of mental health clinical pharmacy specialists (MH-CPS) as part of interdisciplinary care teams has enabled the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital & Clinics as well as numerous other Veterans Affairs sites to improve access to mental health providers when pharmacists serve as an integral part of the mental health team. Our objectives were to (1) evaluate impressions of nonpharmacist mental health providers of MH-CPS and (2) assess for areas of improvement in MH-CPS services.
A survey was formulated, using 5-point Likert scale criteria, to evaluate impressions of MH-CPS from other mental health providers. Questions were designed to address impressions of clinical skills, knowledge, team contribution, and comfort with MH-CPS providers. These were distributed and completed in December 2018 by members of mental health treatment teams at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital & Clinics.
Overall, mental health team members rated satisfaction with MH-CPS highly across all evaluated criteria.
Per review of these results, MH-CPS are a valued and respected part of the mental health team.
在美国的许多医疗保健系统中，心理健康服务是一个急需的领域。由于精神科医疗服务提供者数量有限，且预计精神科医生短缺情况会加剧，因此增加心理健康服务的需求显而易见。将心理健康临床药学专家（MH-CPS）纳入跨学科护理团队，使得威廉·S·米德尔顿纪念退伍军人医院及诊所，以及众多其他退伍军人事务站点，在药剂师成为心理健康团队不可或缺的一部分时，能够更好地获得心理健康服务提供者的帮助。我们的目标是：（1）评估非药剂师心理健康服务提供者对MH-CPS的印象；（2）评估MH-CPS服务的改进领域。
采用5级李克特量表标准制定了一项调查，以评估其他心理健康服务提供者对MH-CPS的印象。问题旨在涉及对临床技能、知识、团队贡献以及与MH-CPS提供者合作舒适度的印象。这些调查于2018年12月由威廉·S·米德尔顿纪念退伍军人医院及诊所的心理健康治疗团队成员分发并完成。
总体而言，心理健康团队成员在所有评估标准中对MH-CPS的满意度都很高。
通过对这些结果的审查，MH-CPS是心理健康团队中受重视和尊重的一部分。
