BACKGROUND Training in geriatric psychiatry constitutes a fundamental element toward further development of this relatively new branch of medicine. However, it varies both in quantity and quality among different countries, healthcare providers and medical schools. OBJECTIVES To describe the demographic and professional characteristics of participants in postgraduate diploma courses in geriatr...

Restriction of the rights of patients in a psychiatric hospital, isolation and fixation, compulsory treatment, and round-the-clock monitoring are negatively perceived by them, contribute to the stigma of a psychiatric hospital, and prevent timely access to psychiatric help. Objectives: We assessed the opinions of patients in psychiatric hospitals and psychiatrists about coercion and violence i...

Recent studies have reported high levels of psychological distress in both junior hospital doctors (Firth-Cozens, 1987), and consultants (Ramirez et al, 1996; Deary et al 1996a). Out of all the medical specialities, psychiatrists have the most intense form of interpersonal contact with patients, dealing on a regular basis with extremely distressed or disturbed individuals. Although, consultant ...

OBJECTIVE The authors' goal was to characterize psychiatric practice by reporting findings from the 1996 National Survey of Psychiatric Practice. METHODS A random sample of 1,481 APA members was selected to participate in the study; 1,375 APA members were determined to be eligible for study participation. The authors report data from 970 respondents (70.5% response rate) and compare them with...

IMPORTANCE There have been recent calls for increased access to mental health services, but access may be limited owing to psychiatrist refusal to accept insurance. OBJECTIVE To describe recent trends in acceptance of insurance by psychiatrists compared with physicians in other specialties. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We used data from a national survey of office-based physicians in t...

medical science in any country is intermingled with folklore. this admixture is seen more in the field of psychiatry than in other fields of medicine. this article first presents the diefinitions of culture, etiology, and attitute toward illness, and then reviews the common belefs or cultrual viewpoints regraridng diseases such as cold and warm temperaments, affliction by an evil eye and method...

Attending Psychiatrists/Psychologists (Child and Adolescent) [1] Attending Psychiatrists/Psychologists (Adult) [2] Attending Public Psychiatrists [3] Basic Neuroscientists [4] Chief of Psychiatry & Vice Chair for UCSF Fresno [5] Chief of Psychiatry & Vice Chair for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center [6] Clinical and Translational Researchers [7] Clinical Psychologists [...

Attending Psychiatrists/Psychologists (Child and Adolescent) [1] Attending Psychiatrists/Psychologists (Adult) [2] Attending Public Psychiatrists [3] Basic Neuroscientists [4] Chief of Psychiatry & Vice Chair for UCSF Fresno [5] Chief of Psychiatry & Vice Chair for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center [6] Clinical and Translational Researchers [7] Clinical Psychologists [...

Attending Psychiatrists/Psychologists (Child and Adolescent) [1] Attending Psychiatrists/Psychologists (Adult) [2] Attending Public Psychiatrists [3] Basic Neuroscientists [4] Chief of Psychiatry & Vice Chair for UCSF Fresno [5] Chief of Psychiatry & Vice Chair for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center [6] Clinical and Translational Researchers [7] Clinical Psychologists [...

The great shortage, and inequitable distribution, of psychiatrists in low- and middle-income countries is one of the key reasons for the large treatment gap for people with mental disorders. Psychiatrists need to play a public mental health leadership role in increasing the coverage of mental health care through task shifting of effective interventions to non-specialist health workers. Psychiat...