Description:
To introduce neurology residents to the field of psychiatry, with emphasis on the overlap between neurologic and psychiatric disease. To provide the resident with clinical exposure to psychiatric syndromes routinely presenting within neurologic practice, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, thought content disorders, substance abuse/addiction disorders, personality disorders, and psychiatric emergencies including suicidality. The rotation incudes both a clinical and didactic component to prepare residents for practice as well as meeting the ABPN guidelines for the Part I Board Exam psychiatry subsection.
Goals
1.To introduce neurology residents to the field of psychiatry, with emphasis on the overlap between neurologic and psychiatric disease.
To provide exposure to an interdisciplinary psychiatric team including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and case managers, psychologists and social workers in the care of patients with psychiatric and neuro-behavorial conditions.
To teach residents to perform basic psychiatric assessments and communicate collaboratively with members of the psychiatry team in the care of patients with neurologic illnesses.
Objectives
The resident will:
Learn to recognize common psychiatric diagnoses and develop a basic understanding of their diagnostic and therapeutic management (Patient Care, Medical Knowledge)
Learn to identify risk factors for psychiatric illness (Patient Care)
Learn to better collaborate with psychiatrists in order to provide patient-focused care (Patient Care)
Self-evaluate for gaps in knowledge and redress with self-directed reading a nd patient exposure (Practice-Based Learning and Improvement)
Learn to communicate effectively with psychiatric patients (Interpersonal and Communication Skills)
Begin to learn skills and techniques in counseling and educating psychiatric patients and their families (Interpersonal and Communication Skills)
Demonstrate caring and respectful behavior when interacting with psychiatric patients and their families (Professionalism)
Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs and challenges of psychiatric patients (Professionalism)
Advocate for quality medical care for the vulnerable psychiatric patient population (Systems-Based Practice)