title: Beyond "Med Management".
abstract: Today, outpatient psychiatric care is commonly referred to as "medication management" and is often delivered in 15- to 20-minute visits by psychiatric care providers who receive little workflow support from technology or medical assistants. This Open Forum argues that this current state of psychiatric care delivery is a problem, comments on how psychiatry got here, and suggests that, through reframing and redesign, psychiatric professionals can improve care for those delivering and for those receiving this needed service.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Torrey is with the Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire (e-mail: william.c.torrey@dartmouth.edu ). Ms. Griesemer is with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Carpenter-Song is with the Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Torrey
authors.affiliation: Dr. Torrey is with the Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire (e-mail: william.c.torrey@dartmouth.edu ). Ms. Griesemer is with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Carpenter-Song is with the Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Griesemer
authors.affiliation: Dr. Torrey is with the Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire (e-mail: william.c.torrey@dartmouth.edu ). Ms. Griesemer is with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Carpenter-Song is with the Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Carpenter-Song
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Administration & management; Community mental health services; Outpatient clinics; Psychopharmacology/general; Quality improvement