title: Person-centered psychiatric care: a tribute to Wayne S. Fenton, MD.
abstract: Wayne S. Fenton, MD, was an accomplished psychiatric researcher, but his colleagues knew him as an equally talented clinician. This memorial recognizes the personal qualities and professional skills that endeared Wayne Fenton to hundreds of mentally ill persons he treated over the course of his professional career. Among these attributes, deep compassion, sincere respect, and tremendous flexibility were hallmarks of an approach that emphasized collaborative, recovery-oriented therapy. Through his actions and writings, Wayne Fenton influenced a generation of mental health professionals who aspire to similar professional excellence in all aspects of clinical care.
authors.affiliation: rheinsse@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Heinssen
mesh_terms: D049674:History, 21st Century; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history; D008396:Maryland; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States