M. Rothermundt et al., GERMAN AND AMERICAN C L PSYCHIATRISTS ASSESS THEIR WORK - A CONTRIBUTION TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN C/L PSYCHIATRY/, Nervenarzt, 68(9), 1997, pp. 735-741
There is an increasing interest in scientific and practical aspects of
C/L psychiatry in Germany. The every day C/L work in Germany still di
ffers substantially from the American one. In contrast to Germany and
other European countries, C/L psychiatry in the USA has developed into
a subspecialty with multiple activities in research and patient care
during the last 3 decades. This study was conducted in Germany and the
USA in order to evaluate and compare the training and patient care in
C/L psychiatry, as assessed by consultants doing the every day C/L wo
rk. 227 C/L psychiatrists participated in the study in both countries.
There are significant differences in theoretical and practical C/L tr
aining. The patient care in American C/L psychiatry is obviously more
comprehensive. American C/L psychiatrists take more time for consultat
ions, do more follow-ups, and more frequently organize psychiatric or
psychotherapeutic outpatient after-care. These results are suited to s
upport activities to improve quality in Germany C/L psychiatry.