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The Dual Diagnosis Physician-infrastructure Assessment Tool: examining physician attributes and dual diagnosis capacity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Inadequate physician training and involvement in addictions treatment are barriers to integrating mental health and addiction services in public behavioral health care. The authors designed and implemented the Dual Diagnosis Physician-infrastructure Assessment Tool (DDPAT) to quantify statewide dimensions of this workforce problem.

Methods

The DDPAT examined institutional dual diagnosis capability and physician workforce, training backgrounds, and clinical roles across Indiana's 30 community mental health centers (CMHCs), six psychiatric hospitals, and 13 addiction treatment centers.

Results

All treatment centers and 75% of physicians responded. Sixty-nine percent of all treatment centers and 97% of CMHCs reported dual diagnosis capability. However, 29% of physicians treated both mental illness and addictions, and only 8% had certification in an addiction specialty. Overall workforce shortages, particularly of younger psychiatrists, contextualized these findings.

Conclusions

The DDPAT identified multiple deficiencies in the physician workforce with respect to dual diagnosis and addictions care in Indiana. The DDPAT may be useful for characterizing similar trends in other states.

SUBMITTER: Chambers RA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2882634 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Dual Diagnosis Physician-infrastructure Assessment Tool: examining physician attributes and dual diagnosis capacity.

Chambers R Andrew RA Connor Michael C MC Boggs Cathy J CJ Parker George F GF

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 20100201 2

<h4>Objective</h4>Inadequate physician training and involvement in addictions treatment are barriers to integrating mental health and addiction services in public behavioral health care. The authors designed and implemented the Dual Diagnosis Physician-infrastructure Assessment Tool (DDPAT) to quantify statewide dimensions of this workforce problem.<h4>Methods</h4>The DDPAT examined institutional dual diagnosis capability and physician workforce, training backgrounds, and clinical roles across I ...[more]

PMID: 20123825

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