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

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. 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. 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. 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. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

Citation

Negin Eissazade, Mohammadreza Shalbafan, Mehrdad Eftekhar Ardebili, Mariana Pinto da Costa. Psychotherapy training in Iran: A survey of Iranian early career psychiatrists and psychiatric trainees. Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists. 2021 Mar;13(1):e12434

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PMID: 33142368

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