Authors
- Katja Koelkebeck 1
- Maja Pantovic Stefanovic 2
- Dorota Frydecka 3
- Claudia Palumbo 4
- Olivier Andlauer 5
- Florian Riese 6
- Nikolina Jovanovic 7
- Mariana Pinto da Costa 8
1 LVR-Hospital Essen, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstrasse 174, 45147 Essen, Germany
2 Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
3 Wroclaw Medical University, Department and Clinic of Psychiatry, Wybrzeze L. Pasteura 10, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
4 Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, Bari, Italy
5 East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, Trust 9 Allie Street, London, E1 8DE, United Kingdom
6 Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, Cherry Tree Way, E13 8SP London, United Kingdom
7 Mental Health Neuroscience Department, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
8 Mental Health Neuroscience Department, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom Hospital de Magalhães Lemos, University of Porto, Oporto, R. Prof. Álvaro Rodrigues, 4149-003 Porto, Portugal
Abstract
Objectives
To understand and identify factors that promote and prevent research participation among early career psychiatrists (ECPs), in order to understand what would encourage more ECPs to pursue a research career.
Methods
We conducted an electronic search of databases (PubMed and the Cochrane library) using the keywords ‘doctors’, ‘trainees’, ‘residents’, ‘physicians’ and ‘psychiatric trainees’ as well as ‘research’ (MeSH) and ‘publishing’ (MeSH). This search was complemented by a secondary hand search.
Results
We identified 524 articles, of which 16 fulfilled inclusion criteria for this review. The main barriers included lack of dedicated time for research, lack of mentoring and lack of funding. The main facilitators were opportunities to receive mentorship and access to research funding.
Conclusions
Action is needed to counteract the lack of ECPs interested in a career in research. Specific programs encouraging ECPs to pursue research careers and having access to mentors could help increase the current numbers of researching clinicians in the field.
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