Abstract
The necessity for the child and adolescent psychiatry services network in communities is continuing to gain recognition in Japan. General hospital psychiatry is expected to play an important role in connection with regional child and adolescent psychiatry centers and community services. However, the current situation involving child and adolescent psychiatry in general hospitals is not well known in Japan. Therefore, we conducted a questionnaire survey in child and adolescent psychiatry among 140 members of the Japanese Society of General Hospital Psychiatry (JSGHP). More than 80% of the participant’s institute provided child and adolescent psychiatry services. Among those, more than 80% provided outpatient care of child and adolescent patients in the psychiatry unit, where adult patients mainly visit. More than 40% of them could not provide child and adolescent psychiatry inpatient care, and, more than 40% of them had to hospitalize child and adolescent patients in the adult psychiatry ward. Less than 60% of the participants joined the child and adolescent psychiatry training workshop. To further develop child and adolescent psychiatry in general hospitals, a more sufficient training system is required, one that expands the manpower base of experts in the field and smooths the network in communities.
