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ArticlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2025

What Nonpsychiatrists Want From Psychiatrists: Data From Chart Review Consultation Requests in a Rural Health Care System.

Evan M Calvo, Lauren K Walsh, Victoria M T Tyrell, Christopher F Chabris, Joanne A Byars

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Article in Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Evan M CalvoGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania (Calvo, Tyrell, Byars); Department of Developmental Medicine, Geisinger Research Institute, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (Walsh); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (Tyrell, Byars) and Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences (Chabris), Geisinger Research Institute, Danville, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-1298-4188
Lauren K WalshGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania (Calvo, Tyrell, Byars); Department of Developmental Medicine, Geisinger Research Institute, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (Walsh); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (Tyrell, Byars) and Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences (Chabris), Geisinger Research Institute, Danville, Pennsylvania.
Victoria M T TyrellGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania (Calvo, Tyrell, Byars); Department of Developmental Medicine, Geisinger Research Institute, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (Walsh); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (Tyrell, Byars) and Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences (Chabris), Geisinger Research Institute, Danville, Pennsylvania.
Christopher F ChabrisGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania (Calvo, Tyrell, Byars); Department of Developmental Medicine, Geisinger Research Institute, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (Walsh); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (Tyrell, Byars) and Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences (Chabris), Geisinger Research Institute, Danville, Pennsylvania.
Joanne A ByarsGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania (Calvo, Tyrell, Byars); Department of Developmental Medicine, Geisinger Research Institute, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (Walsh); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (Tyrell, Byars) and Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences (Chabris), Geisinger Research Institute, Danville, Pennsylvania.

Funding

PsycheMERGE: Leveraging electronic health records and genomics for mental health researchR01MH118233 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DAVIS, LEA K, SMOLLER, JORDAN W · 2019 to 2022
$3.1M
7/7-PsycheMERGE: Advancing Precision PsychiatryR01MH137191 · NIMH · GEISINGER CLINIC · PI Christopher F. Chabris · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH118233NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH137191
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveGiven the growing need for novel psychiatric service delivery, this study sought to characterize the use of an outpatient electronic consultation service, Ask-A-Doc (AAD), in a rural health care system.

methodsA qualitative codebook was developed (final interrater agreement=92%) and applied to the free text of all AAD questions (N=707) received by a psychiatry department during a 12-month period.

resultsPrimary care was the principal source of AAD questions (95%), with most submitted by physicians (56%) and advanced practitioners (44%). Medication management was the most common reason for AAD submission (90%). Submissions mentioned psychiatric symptoms (85%) more than diagnoses (52%). Commonly mentioned symptoms included anxiety and depression; frequently mentioned diagnoses included bipolar disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and major depressive disorder.

conclusionsNonpsychiatrists find benefit in psychiatrist assistance in managing patients with mental health conditions; they generally want recommendations for medication management to target specific symptoms, not assistance with making or treating specific diagnoses.

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Mental DisordersPsychiatryReferral and ConsultationRural Health ServicesAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CarePsychiatristsElectronic consultation serviceMedication managementOutpatient treatmentPrimary carePsychiatric service deliveryRural

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PMCPMC12221192

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