Pratiques d'éducation thérapeutique en psychiatrie. Enquête auprès des psychiatres hospitaliers d'Aquitaine

On the one hand, our study shows a strong involvement of psychiatrists in patient therapeutic education in daily practice. On the other hand, very few structured programs were ongoing, mostly concerning bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, i.e. disorders for which evidence of efficiency of patient education has been demonstrated. These findings suggest that implementation of further patient education programs should be encouraged and that formation of further professionals is a priority.