Open AccessSecond Opinions in Psychiatry: A Review
Author(s) -
Sabina Heuss,
Bruce Schwartz,
Andres R. Schneeberger
Publication year - 2018
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/pra.0000000000000343
Subject(s) - subject (documents) , psychiatry , field (mathematics) , health care , psychology , the internet , medicine , political science , law , computer science , mathematics , library science , world wide web , pure mathematics
Although second opinions are rather restricted to the surgical disciplines, they have become more and more important to the health system in the last 20 years. The demand has been triggered by rising health costs and the economization of the field. The Internet has also made a considerable contribution to the demand for patient-initiated second opinions. Given these developments, it is surprising that second opinions have not become more important in the field of psychiatry. This article highlights the special situation of second opinions in psychiatry, discusses possible barriers to the adoption of second opinions in psychiatry, and the potential for greater use of second opinions in this field.