title: Psychiatry: organized and disorganized.
abstract: Psychiatrists have formed organizations for more than 100 years. The focuses of these organizations include education, clinical specialty, research, treatment modality, and psychiatrist identity. Psychiatrists in Canada and Britain also have formed organizations. These organizations and the pathways to specialty certification differ from their American counterparts. A number of examples of national and international collaboration between psychiatric organizations leading to positive outcomes can be cited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 1000 East 24th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Munro
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D013038:Specialization / Q000639:trends*; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States