Psychiatrists' complementary skills

The Psychiatrists

Although written by a professor of politics, this book is about American psychiatrists and analysts. It describes two different 'tribes' of doctors: analysts, more highly selected, earning more money and seeing fewer patients, who are individually more important and more influential, and general practitioners, working in mental hospitals and centres and seemingly regarded as an inferior breed. ...

Complementary therapy support in cancer survivorship: a survey of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners' provision and perception of skills.

This study reviewed the confidence and perceived skills of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners in providing care and symptom management for clients post cancer. An e-survey was mailed to approximately 21, 000 CAM practitioners, targeted at those working with clients who were experiencing consequences of cancer and its treatments. Questions were asked about the main sympto...

Patients’ expectations from internists, psychiatrists and surgeons

Introduction: Treatment is a complicated phenomenon which is influenced by a lot of factors. An important factor which directly affects patients’ treatment is the relationship between patient and physicians. This study was conducted to investigate the expectations of patients from their physicians. Methods: The target population in this cross-sectional study was all patients who, for the firs...

Filicide: Needing Psychiatrists' Attention

psychiatrists' attention on the crucial importance of the association between maternal filicide and their mental health, which is being still neglected and not extensively investigated by a nation-based medico-legal system. Maternal filicide is defined as child murder by the mother and is a multifaceted phenomenon with various causes (cultural background, economics , unwanted/unexpected pregnan...

Training of Psychiatrists