ReviewEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2022
Clinical decision-making style preferences of European psychiatrists: Results from the Ambassadors survey in 38 countries.
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- Community versus institutionalised care for people with severe mental illness in five countries in Southeast Europe: pooled analysis of five randomised trials.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Protection of human rights during involuntary treatment in mental healthcare services: A European perspective.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- Mental health in Central and Eastern Europe: a comprehensive analysis.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Cultural impacts on shared decision-making: A cross-European study of psychiatrist preferences in 38 countries.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- Schizophrenia treatment preferences of psychiatrists versus guidelines: A European perspective.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Review
- Triadic Perspectives on Decision Making in Psychiatry: A Qualitative Study on Service Users, Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals in Latvia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinician treatment choices for post-traumatic stress disorder: ambassadors survey of psychiatrists in 39 European countries.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Review
- How subjective well-being, patient-reported clinical improvement (PROMs) and experience of care (PREMs) relate in an acute psychiatric care setting?European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile shared clinical decision-making (SDM) is the preferred approach to decision-making in mental health care, its implementation in everyday clinical practice is still insufficient. The European Psychiatric Association undertook a study aiming to gather data on the clinical decision-making style preferences of psychiatrists working in Europe.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional online survey involving a sample of 751 psychiatrists and psychiatry specialist trainees from 38 European countries in 2021, using the Clinical Decision-Making Style - Staff questionnaire and a set of questions regarding clinicians' expertise, training, and practice.
resultsSDM was the preferred decision-making style across all European regions ([central and eastern Europe, CEE], northern and western Europe [NWE], and southern Europe [SE]), with an average of 73% of clinical decisions being rated as SDM. However, we found significant differences in non-SDM decision-making styles: participants working in NWE countries more often prefer shared and active decision-making styles rather than passive styles when compared to other European regions, especially to the CEE. Additionally, psychiatry specialist trainees (compared to psychiatrists), those working mainly with outpatients (compared to those working mainly with inpatients) and those working in community mental health services/public services (compared to mixed and private settings) have a significantly lower preference for passive decision-making style.
conclusionsThe preferences for SDM styles among European psychiatrists are generally similar. However, the identified differences in the preferences for non-SDM styles across the regions call for more dialogue and educational efforts to harmonize practice across Europe.
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