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. 2011 Nov 23;11:96. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-96

Table 1.

Proportion of participants that rated the activity as mandatory prior to progressing to the next stage of training.

Activity Number of responses Proportion endorsing
Initiating treatment with

 Antipsychotic 476 0.82

 Antidepressant 473 0.80

 Mood stabilizer 473 0.75

 CBT 473 0.23

 Brief psychotherapy 471 0.27

 Long-term psychotherapy 473 0.13

Discharging a patient from hospital suffering from

 Schizophrenia 476 0.73

 Bipolar disorder 476 0.72

 An adjustment disorder 476 0.61

 Crisis admission following self-harm 475 0.70

Conduct a family education session for

 Schizophrenia 476 0.42

 Bipolar disorder 476 0.41

 Depression 471 0.41

 Admitting a patient without supervision 457 0.56

 Conduct a risk assessment 458 0.82

 Carry out crisis assessment and handover report to duty consultant 456 0.77

 Acute assessment and immediate management of psychiatric emergencies 455 0.77

 Perform appropriate lab investigations to exclude medical complications 459 0.69

 Perform a neurological exam 456 0.52

 Formulate a clinical case 457 0.62

 Non-pharmacological management of a patient with personality disorder 457 0.19

 Design a biopsychosocial care plan 457 0.52

 Complete a discharge summary (without supervision) 457 0.63

 Facilitate a follow-up appointment at a community clinic 457 0.58

 Consent a patient for ECT 457 0.51

 Perform ECT 457 0.31

 Acute sedation of a patient 457 0.66

 Initiate a brief substance misuse intervention 457 0.29

 Non-pharmacological management of an anxiety disorder 457 0.36

 Pharmacological management of an anxiety disorder 457 0.30