• Australas Psychiatry · Jan 2009

    Historical Article

    Professionalism and psychiatry: past, present, future.

    • Dinesh Bhugra.
    • Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK. d.bhugra@iop.kcl.ac.uk
    • Australas Psychiatry. 2009 Jan 1;17(5):357-9.

    ObjectivesProfessionalism is a core component of being a good psychiatrist. In spite of repeated attacks on psychiatry as a profession, the knowledge and skills required to be a professional have increased. Setting standards and having autonomy and self regulation are crucial aspects of professionalism. The attacks on the medical profession have been related to a perception that the profession is inward looking. With changes in the knowledge base and ease of access to information, the relationship between the patient and the clinician needs to be revisited.ConclusionsThe basic principles of professionalism rely on primacy of patient welfare and patient autonomy. Social justice and a just distribution of finite resources and professional responsibilities need to be redefined. Psychiatry's implicit contract with society needs to be renegotiated for the 21st century.

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