Psychiatrists' Experiences, Training Needs, and Preferences Regarding Prescription and Management of HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Within Psychiatric Care
Background People living with mental illness (PLWMI) experience a disproportionate prevalence and incidence of HIV. Preventing HIV among PLWMI is a priority for multiple domestic public health agencies. As key clinicians for this group, psychiatrists may have an important role to play in increasing...
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| author | Samuel R. Bunting Brian A. Feinstein Nitin Vidyasagar Allison Wilson John Schneider Dustin A. Ehsan Aniruddha Hazra |
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| description | Background People living with mental illness (PLWMI) experience a disproportionate prevalence and incidence of HIV. Preventing HIV among PLWMI is a priority for multiple domestic public health agencies. As key clinicians for this group, psychiatrists may have an important role to play in increasing PrEP use among PLWMI. Methods A national survey of psychiatrists (N = 880) about integrating PrEP prescription into psychiatric practice was conducted between November 2022‐October 2023. Specifically, we inquired about experiences with PrEP prescription, patient request for PrEP, and interest in prescribing PrEP. We also inquired about barriers to PrEP prescription in psychiatry and preferred models for implementing PrEP prescription in psychiatry. Results We found that 19.3% of psychiatrists had received a request for PrEP from a patient, 17.3% had prescribed, and 53.9% were interested in prescribing. The greatest percentage of psychiatrists who prescribed PrEP were practicing primarily in inpatient psychiatry (28.8%). Practicing in one of the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) priority jurisdictions (aOR = 2.08 [1.23–3.54], p = 0.003) and greater self‐confidence in PrEP‐related tasks (aOR = 2.10 [1.67–2.65], p < 0.001) were associated with higher likelihood of PrEP prescription. Limited knowledge of PrEP was the barrier endorsed by the greatest percentage of psychiatrists (76.3%). Most preferred a hypothetical model in which a psychiatrist prescribed an initial course of PrEP with prompt primary care or infectious disease follow‐up (63.1%). Conclusion Most psychiatrists were interested in prescribing PrEP. Training is needed to enable PrEP implementation in psychiatric practice including development of collaborative practice models to engage psychiatrists across a diversity of settings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-60a364eb44d541a9932ef0edf58535022025-08-20T02:50:07ZengWileyPsychiatric Research and Clinical Practice2575-56092024-12-016415116310.1176/appi.prcp.20240069Psychiatrists' Experiences, Training Needs, and Preferences Regarding Prescription and Management of HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Within Psychiatric CareSamuel R. Bunting0Brian A. Feinstein1Nitin Vidyasagar2Allison Wilson3John Schneider4Dustin A. Ehsan5Aniruddha Hazra6Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience The University of Chicago Medicine Chicago Illinois USADepartment of Psychology College of Health Professions Rosalind Franklin University North Chicago Illinois USAPritzker School of Medicine The University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USASection of Infectious Diseases and Global Health Department of Medicine The University of Chicago Medicine Chicago Illinois USASection of Infectious Diseases and Global Health Department of Medicine The University of Chicago Medicine Chicago Illinois USADepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience The University of Chicago Medicine Chicago Illinois USASection of Infectious Diseases and Global Health Department of Medicine The University of Chicago Medicine Chicago Illinois USABackground People living with mental illness (PLWMI) experience a disproportionate prevalence and incidence of HIV. Preventing HIV among PLWMI is a priority for multiple domestic public health agencies. As key clinicians for this group, psychiatrists may have an important role to play in increasing PrEP use among PLWMI. Methods A national survey of psychiatrists (N = 880) about integrating PrEP prescription into psychiatric practice was conducted between November 2022‐October 2023. Specifically, we inquired about experiences with PrEP prescription, patient request for PrEP, and interest in prescribing PrEP. We also inquired about barriers to PrEP prescription in psychiatry and preferred models for implementing PrEP prescription in psychiatry. Results We found that 19.3% of psychiatrists had received a request for PrEP from a patient, 17.3% had prescribed, and 53.9% were interested in prescribing. The greatest percentage of psychiatrists who prescribed PrEP were practicing primarily in inpatient psychiatry (28.8%). Practicing in one of the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) priority jurisdictions (aOR = 2.08 [1.23–3.54], p = 0.003) and greater self‐confidence in PrEP‐related tasks (aOR = 2.10 [1.67–2.65], p < 0.001) were associated with higher likelihood of PrEP prescription. Limited knowledge of PrEP was the barrier endorsed by the greatest percentage of psychiatrists (76.3%). Most preferred a hypothetical model in which a psychiatrist prescribed an initial course of PrEP with prompt primary care or infectious disease follow‐up (63.1%). Conclusion Most psychiatrists were interested in prescribing PrEP. Training is needed to enable PrEP implementation in psychiatric practice including development of collaborative practice models to engage psychiatrists across a diversity of settings.https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20240069 |
| spellingShingle | Samuel R. Bunting Brian A. Feinstein Nitin Vidyasagar Allison Wilson John Schneider Dustin A. Ehsan Aniruddha Hazra Psychiatrists' Experiences, Training Needs, and Preferences Regarding Prescription and Management of HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Within Psychiatric Care Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice |
| title | Psychiatrists' Experiences, Training Needs, and Preferences Regarding Prescription and Management of HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Within Psychiatric Care |
| title_full | Psychiatrists' Experiences, Training Needs, and Preferences Regarding Prescription and Management of HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Within Psychiatric Care |
| title_fullStr | Psychiatrists' Experiences, Training Needs, and Preferences Regarding Prescription and Management of HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Within Psychiatric Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychiatrists' Experiences, Training Needs, and Preferences Regarding Prescription and Management of HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Within Psychiatric Care |
| title_short | Psychiatrists' Experiences, Training Needs, and Preferences Regarding Prescription and Management of HIV Pre‐exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Within Psychiatric Care |
| title_sort | psychiatrists experiences training needs and preferences regarding prescription and management of hiv pre exposure prophylaxis prep within psychiatric care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.prcp.20240069 |
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