title: Psychiatry, subjectivity and emotion - deepening the medical model.
abstract: Morale among psychiatrists continues to be seriously challenged in the face of recruitment difficulties, unfilled posts, diagnostic controversies, service reconfigurations and public criticism of psychiatric care, in addition to other difficulties. In this article, we argue that the positivist paradigm that continues to dominate British psychiatry has led to an undervaluing of subjectivity and of the role of emotions within psychiatric training and practice. Reintegrating the subjective perspective and promoting emotional awareness and reflection may go some way towards restoring faith in the psychiatric specialty.
authors.affiliation: Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yakeley
authors.affiliation: Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.affiliation: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: West London Mental Health NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirtchuk
authors.affiliation: Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shoenberg