Development and Implementation of an Autism Spectrum and Intellectual Developmental Disorders Specialty Track Within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship.
Development and Implementation of an Autism Spectrum and Intellectual Developmental Disorders Specialty Track Within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship.
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儿童和青少年精神病学奖学金内自闭症谱系和智力发育障碍专业轨道的开发和实施。
DOI:
10.1007/s40596-023-01797-3
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2023
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Moreno-De-Luca,Daniel
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作者:
Katz,Julia;Hunt,Jeffrey;Cammuso,Karen;Moreno-De-Luca,Daniel
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) has been gradually rising [1] along with the use of mental health services in this population due to higher psychiatric co-occurring conditions [2]. However, access to appropriate and timely mental health care has been limited [3]. While challenges in access to mental health care are multifactorial, one factor includes clinicians’ lack of comfort and familiarity with treating individuals with ASD or IDD, impacting their selfperceived competency [3].When examining current child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) fellowship training in ASD and IDD, 43% of programs requested more resources for training, and the majority reported exposure of less than 5 cases per fellow per year across outpatient and inpatient experiences [3]. This limited exposure during training can negatively impact provider competency and subsequently result in hesitation to treat this population, which may result in delay of care or incorrect treatment selection. In contrast, increased contact with individuals who have ASD and IDD can help with changing clinicians’ attitudes and comfort level when interacting with this population [4].