- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Role and responsibilities of psychiatrists
- Chapter 2 How to develop leadership skills
- Chapter 3 Evaluating mental healthcare systems by studying pathways to care
- Chapter 4 Managing self: time, priorities, and well-being
- Chapter 5 Managing financial resources in healthcare settings
- Chapter 6 Managing difficult people in the workplace
- Chapter 7 Managing the media
- Chapter 8 Mentoring and career coaching
- Chapter 9 How to organize and manage scientific meetings
- Chapter 10 Raising funds for research and educational activities
- Chapter 11 Medical mobility: how to gain further skills
- Chapter 12 Building an academic career in psychiatry
- Chapter 13 Curriculum development for psychiatric training
- Chapter 14 Social media and e-learning for professional development in psychiatry
- Chapter 15 The philosophical basis of psychiatry
- Chapter 16 How to build a strong therapeutic alliance in mental healthcare: things to do, things to avoid
- Chapter 17 Managing psychiatric emergencies
- Chapter 18 Building ties in the community for patients with mental illness
- Chapter 19 Practical strategies to fight stigma in mental health
- Chapter 20 Working with families of patients with mental illness
- Chapter 21 Informed consent in research settings
- Chapter 22 Ethics and clinical practice in psychiatry
- Chapter 23 Mental healthcare in the transition from child and adolescent to adult psychiatry: what a psychiatrist cannot ignore
- Chapter 24 How to responsibly prescribe psychotropics
- Chapter 25 Dealing with aggressive and violent behaviours in psychiatric settings
- Chapter 26 Practical skills in old age psychiatry
- Chapter 27 Management of intellectual disability
- Chapter 28 Managing child psychiatry
- Chapter 29 Liaison psychiatry—is it possible?
- Chapter 30 Presentation and treatment of mental disorders in migrants
- Chapter 31 Management of mental disorders during pregnancy and the post-partum period
- Chapter 32 Involuntary hospitalizations in psychiatry: what to do and what to avoid
- Chapter 33 Sexual variation and mental health
- Chapter 34 Translational neuroimaging
- Chapter 35 Psychotherapy in practice
- Index
(p. 1) Role and responsibilities of psychiatrists
- Chapter:
- (p. 1) Role and responsibilities of psychiatrists
- Author(s):
Andrea Fiorillo
, Umberto Volpe
, and Dinesh Bhugra
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198723646.003.0001
Psychiatry is that branch of medicine which deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and management of mental disorders and emotional and behavioural disturbances. Thus, a psychiatrist is a trained medical doctor who has received further training in the field of diagnosing and managing those illnesses and disturbances. The role and responsibilities of the psychiatrist include planning and delivering high-quality services within the resources available. A psychiatrist will also advocate for the patients, the carers, and the services. This chapter is directed towards psychiatrists and the medical profession as a whole, towards other members of the multidisciplinary teams, as well as to employers and other stakeholders such as policy makers and patients and their families.
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- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Role and responsibilities of psychiatrists
- Chapter 2 How to develop leadership skills
- Chapter 3 Evaluating mental healthcare systems by studying pathways to care
- Chapter 4 Managing self: time, priorities, and well-being
- Chapter 5 Managing financial resources in healthcare settings
- Chapter 6 Managing difficult people in the workplace
- Chapter 7 Managing the media
- Chapter 8 Mentoring and career coaching
- Chapter 9 How to organize and manage scientific meetings
- Chapter 10 Raising funds for research and educational activities
- Chapter 11 Medical mobility: how to gain further skills
- Chapter 12 Building an academic career in psychiatry
- Chapter 13 Curriculum development for psychiatric training
- Chapter 14 Social media and e-learning for professional development in psychiatry
- Chapter 15 The philosophical basis of psychiatry
- Chapter 16 How to build a strong therapeutic alliance in mental healthcare: things to do, things to avoid
- Chapter 17 Managing psychiatric emergencies
- Chapter 18 Building ties in the community for patients with mental illness
- Chapter 19 Practical strategies to fight stigma in mental health
- Chapter 20 Working with families of patients with mental illness
- Chapter 21 Informed consent in research settings
- Chapter 22 Ethics and clinical practice in psychiatry
- Chapter 23 Mental healthcare in the transition from child and adolescent to adult psychiatry: what a psychiatrist cannot ignore
- Chapter 24 How to responsibly prescribe psychotropics
- Chapter 25 Dealing with aggressive and violent behaviours in psychiatric settings
- Chapter 26 Practical skills in old age psychiatry
- Chapter 27 Management of intellectual disability
- Chapter 28 Managing child psychiatry
- Chapter 29 Liaison psychiatry—is it possible?
- Chapter 30 Presentation and treatment of mental disorders in migrants
- Chapter 31 Management of mental disorders during pregnancy and the post-partum period
- Chapter 32 Involuntary hospitalizations in psychiatry: what to do and what to avoid
- Chapter 33 Sexual variation and mental health
- Chapter 34 Translational neuroimaging
- Chapter 35 Psychotherapy in practice
- Index