title: Psychiatry in 21(st) century: The road ahead.
abstract: In spite of becoming more humane in its approach with improvements in understanding of mental illnesses over last century, psychiatry still has a long way to go. At this point in time, on one hand the world faces issues like terrorism, wars and global warming; while on the other it is witnessing economic and gender empowerment like never before. With technology providing us with immense opportunities to advance care for the mentally ill, we are closer than ever to finding the holy-grail of psychiatry, and overcoming daunting challenges.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Sayantanava
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Anjana Rao
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kavoor
keywords: Challenges; future; information technology; modernization; opportunities; psychiatry