Child and adolescent psychiatry training in Australia and New Zealand

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Rao ◽  
J. N. Caunt ◽  
J. W. Y. Wong ◽  
J. K. Moore ◽  
F. D. Zepf
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Psychiatry Training

Experience, Knowledge and Attitudes of Child Psychiatrists regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Young

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 676-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garry Walter ◽  
Joseph M. Rey ◽  
Jean Starling
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Young People ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Child Psychiatrists

Objective: To ascertain the experience, knowledge and attitudes of Australian and New Zealand child psychiatrists in relation to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the young in order to determine whether they would be willing and able to provide an opinion if consulted about children or adolescents in whom ECT is proposed. Method: A 28-item questionnaire was posted to all members of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry living in Australia or New Zealand. Results: Eighty-three percent (n = 206) answered the questionnaire. Forty percent rated their knowledge about ECT in the young as nil or negligible. Having had patients treated with ECT was the best predictor of possessing some knowledge. Thirty-nine percent believed that ECT was unsafe in children compared to 17% for adolescents and 3% for adults. Almost all (92%) respondents believed child psychiatrists should be consulted in all cases of persons under 19 in whom ECT was recommended. The vast majority believed the Faculty or College should have guidelines relating to ECT use in this group and that it would be useful to have a national register of young persons treated with ECT. Conclusions: Child and adolescent psychiatrists wish to be involved in the process of ECT treatment in young people. At the same time, there are gaps in their knowledge. This will need to be remedied, particularly if formal guidelines advocating their involvement are introduced.

The making of child and adolescent psychiatrists in Australia and New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 000486742110556
Author(s):  
Iain E Perkes ◽  
Matthew Eggleston ◽  
Brian Jacobs ◽  
Prue McEvoy ◽  
Daniel Fung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Rigorous Evaluation ◽  
Post Graduate Training ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Regular Review

Child and adolescent psychiatry has an opportunity to adapt alongside the advancements in medical knowledge, post-graduate training, epidemiological realities and clinical service models. Here, we are guided by the mental health needs of our community’s young and their families in our review of child and adolescent psychiatry training in Australia and New Zealand. We recognise that training must respond to clinical demand and service reform while ensuring a range of clinical and educational experiences to deliver expectable competencies in order to produce child and adolescent psychiatrists that meet the communities’ needs now and in the future. We argue that training programmes be subject to rigorous evaluation by embedding continuing cycles of improvement including regular review and international bench marking.

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