title: A proposal for a psychopharmacology-pharmacotherapy catalogue of learning objectives and a curriculum in Europe.
abstract: Objectives Post-graduate training for specialisation in psychiatry and psychotherapy is part of a 4-6-year programme. This paper aims to inform on the general situation of teaching and training of psychopharmacology-psychopharmacotherapy in Europe. It presents the need for a psychopharmacotherapy education in psychiatric training programmes. Arguments as well as a proposal for a catalogue of learning objectives and an outline of a psychopharmacology curriculum are presented. Methods Based on their experience and on an analysis of the literature, the authors, experts in psychopharmacology-pharmacotherapy teaching, critically analyse the present situation and propose the development of a curriculum at the European level. Results Teaching programmes vary widely between European countries and, generally, teaching of psychopharmacology and pharmacotherapy does not exceed two-dozen hours. This is insufficient if one considers the central importance of psychopharmacology. A psychopharmacology-psychopharmacotherapy curriculum for the professional training of specialists in psychiatry and psychotherapy is proposed. Conclusions As the number of hours of theoretical teaching and practical training is insufficient, a catalogue of learning objectives should be established, which would then be part of a comprehensive curriculum at the European level. It could be inspired partly by those few previously proposed by other groups of authors and organisations.
authors: a Department of Psychiatry (DP-CHUV) , University of Lausanne, Site de Cery , Prilly-Lausanne , Switzerland.
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Baumann
authors: b Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , Medical University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
authors: Marie
authors: M
authors: Spies
authors: c Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , Ludwig-Maximilians-University , Munich , Germany.
authors: Hans-Jürgen
authors: HJ
authors: Möller
authors: b Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , Medical University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.
authors: Siegfried
authors: S
authors: Kasper
authors: d Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , Semmelweis University , Budapest , Hungary.
authors: Istvan
authors: I
authors: Bitter
authors: e Institute of Psychological Medicine (IPM), Haag i.OB, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , Ludwig-Maximilians-University , Munich , Germany.
authors: Gerd
authors: G
authors: Laux
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D011600:Psychopharmacology / Q000193:education*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*
keywords: Postgraduate training; europe; learning catalogue; psychopharmacology–pharmacotherapy-curriculum; residents in psychiatry