Early career psychiatrists – history, 2020 and beyond

Introduction Psychiatry's postgraduate training curriculum in Iran has been revised and one of the core revisions has been the incorporation of full‐time 9‐months of psychotherapy training. However, little is known about psychotherapy training in Iran. Methods An online anonymous survey was developed by the Early Career Psychiatrists (ECP) Section of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). The survey included 16 questions about the: (a) quality of psychotherapy training (supervision, type of psychotherapy training available, barriers in accessing training); (b) organizational aspects of psychotherapy training (compulsoriness, payment, and assessment); (c) satisfaction with training in psychotherapy; (d) self‐confidence in the use of psychotherapy. This survey was circulated to Iranian early career psychiatrists and psychiatric trainees. Results 112 early career psychiatrists and psychiatric trainees from across Iran responded to the survey; 98.2% of which stated that psychotherapy training is included in their psychiatry training, and cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy were the most reported modalities integrated into their psychiatric training. Moreover, 43.3% of the participants reported that they were satisfied or very satisfied with their psychotherapy training during the training years. Discussion Psychotherapy is integrated into psychiatric training programs in most educational centers in Iran. The modalities and satisfaction of trainees are similar to that of high‐income countries in other continents. Supervision and training in modalities like family therapy could be further implemented and adapted to the Iranian culture.

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“…A cross‐sectional survey was conducted using the questionnaire from the “World Psychotherapy Survey”(Pinto da Costa, 2020).…”

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Psychotherapy training in Iran: A survey of Iranian early career psychiatrists and psychiatric trainees

Eissazade

Shalbafan

Ardebili

et al. 2020

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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“…At the same time, some classical psychiatric disorders, which seem almost disappeared from daily practice, should not be disregarded 3 . The Section on Education in Psychiatry has participated in the development, update and revision of the WPA core curriculum for medical students [4][5][6] .…”

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Updates from the WPA Section on Education in Psychiatry

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“…To complement this search, the authors also looked for country-specific information regarding restrictions on alcohol and tobacco sales, if there were any, and changes in patterns of alcohol and tobacco use in their respective countries. To conduct this search, the first and last authors invited fellow mental health professionals, members of a team connected through the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) ( 23 ), to share information related to their country. The resulting team comprised members from a diverse range of countries.…”

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