Provision of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders by Medical Student Trainees.

Samuel K PowellRandal A SerafiniJustin J FrereAgathe De PinsAlexandra SaaliSyeda A SultanaMuhammad AliBrandon DaleDebjyoti DattaCindy AaronsonYasmin MeahCraig L KatzVicki Gluhoski

Published in: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry (2023)

Medical students can provide competent and clinically beneficial CBT treatments for depression and anxiety disorders. These findings have implications for medical training and support the use of medical students to deliver care for individuals with limited access to psychotherapy.

Keyphrases

medical students
healthcare
palliative care
depressive symptoms
quality improvement
sleep quality
general practice
pain management
primary care
posttraumatic stress disorder