Open AccessThe Impact of Evidence-Based Education on Prescribing in a Psychiatry Residency
Author(s) -
Dinesh Benjamin,
Marvin S. Swartz,
Leslie Forman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1538-1145
pISSN - 1527-4160
DOI - 10.1097/01.pra.0000396062.12893.5b
Subject(s) - concordance , medicine , antipsychotic , psychological intervention , psychiatry , odds , family medicine , academic detailing , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , logistic regression
Recent clinical trials comparing the effectiveness of antipsychotics have found no advantage for second-generation antipsychotics over older first-generation agents. However, the former are much more commonly used despite their significantly higher cost and potential for contributing to the metabolic syndrome. To date, educational interventions have been unsuccessful in influencing this pattern. The Duke University Medical Center Department of Psy chiatry began a program based on principles of academic detailing designed to educate psychiatry residents about generic psychotropics. To encourage residents to gain experience with these medications, samples of selected generic drugs were provided. To assess the initiative's impact, the authors measured the prescribing patterns of residents.