Skills-Based Psychotherapy Training for Inpatient Psychiatry Residents: a Needs Assessment and Evaluation of a Pilot Curriculum.

Objective: The study's objectives were to assess the psychotherapy interests and needs of psychiatry residents, to develop a psychotherapy didactic curriculum for psychiatry residents on the inpatient service, and to evaluate residents' self-reported understanding and confidence with skills-based interventions.

Methods: Psychiatry residents within a major metro region in the Northeast were asked if they would voluntarily participate in a survey to assess their interest and skills. Based on the results of this survey, the authors devised an 8-week course for seventeen residents on the inpatient unit.

Adverse drug events after hospital discharge in older adults: types, severity, and involvement of Beers Criteria Medications.

Objectives: To characterize adverse drug events (ADEs) occurring within the high-risk 45-day period after hospitalization in older adults.

Design: Clinical pharmacists reviewed the ambulatory records of 1,000 consecutive discharges.

Setting: A large multispecialty group practice closely aligned with a Massachusetts-based health plan.