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Table 1 CAP knowledge to be included on GEM curriculum

From: Teaching undergraduate medical students Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP): a Delphi study on curriculum content

Rank after R2 based On mean score

Knowledge items

% scoring “important” or “definitely necessary”

Mean after R2

Std Dev R2

  

R1

R2

  

1

Depression and suicide

96%

100%

4.95

.23

2

Sexual abuse

96%

100%

4.89

.32

3

Physical abuse

95%

100%

4.84

.37

4

Normal emotional, social, and cognitive development

96%

100%

4.79

.42

5

Eating disorders

100%

100%

4.74

.45

6

Non suicidal self harm

91%

100%

4.68

.48

7

Anxiety disorders

87%

100%

4.58

.51

8

Bullying/cyberbullying

95%

95%

4.53

.61

9

Substance misuse

83%

100%

4.47

.51

10

Overweight/obesity

77%

90%

4.42

.69

11

Family interactions and their relevance

83%

95%

4.42

.61

12

Psychotic Disorders/schizophrenia

83%

95%

4.37

.60

13

ADHD

91%

95%

4.32

.58

14

Autism Spectrum Disorders

87%

100%

4.32

.48

15

The effects of mentally and physically ill parents on children

87%

95%

4.32

.58

16

The impact of a child’s illness on the family

74%

95%

4.32

.58

17

The emotional problems of physically ill children

87%

95%

4.32

.58

18

The interaction between psychosocial and physical factors in paediatric disease

83%

90%

4.32

.67

19

Which psychological problems in CYP can be managed by primary care/other agencies and which to refer to specialist CAMHS

83%

79%

4.32

.82

20

The range of services available to help CYP with mental health problems

77%

90%

4.26

.65

21

Medications used to treat common disorders such as ADHD and depression

78%

89%

4.22

.65

22

Diagnosis of learning difficulties

70%

84%

4.21

.71

23

Parenting issues e.g. separation, divorce, abuse

83%

95%

4.21

.54

24

The treatment options available for CYP with psychiatric disorders

83%

95%

4.16

.50

25

How to refer to specialist CAMHS

70%

79%

4.00

.82

26

Predisposing, precipitating and maintaining factors that influencing aetiology, course or compliance with treatment of disorders

74%

74%

3.89

.66

27

Psychogenic abdominal pain

63%

58%

3.79

.79

28

Self help books/resources about CYP’S mental health to recommend

n/a new Q for R2

63%

3.79

1.13

29

Somatoform disorders

52%

53%

3.63

.96

30

School refusal

48%

42%

3.53

.70

31

Conduct disorders

61%

47%

3.42

.90

32

Infant regulatory disorders e.g. excess crying, feeding and sleeping difficulties

44%

37%

3.42

.90

33

Attachment disorders

52%

32%

3.37

.76

34

Tic disorders

43%

37%

3.11

.99