EPA guidance on the role and responsibilities of psychiatrists.
Psychiatry is that branch of the medical profession, which deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and management of mental disorders or mental illness, emotional and behavioural disturbances. Thus, a psychiatrist is a trained doctor who has received further training in the field of diagnosing and managing mental illnesses, mental disorders and emotional and behavioural disturbances. This EPA Guidance document was developed following consultation and literature searches as well as grey literature and was approved by the EPA Guidance Committee. The role and responsibilities of the psychiatrist include planning and delivering high quality services within the resources available and to advocate for the patients and the services. The European Psychiatric Association seeks to rise to the challenge of articulating these roles and responsibilities. This EPA Guidance is directed towards psychiatrists and the medical profession as a whole, towards other members of the multidisciplinary teams as well as to employers and other stakeholders such as policy makers and patients and their families.
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. Electronic address: dinesh.bhugra@kcl.ac.uk.
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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
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Department of Psychiatry, Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Kuzman
St Ann's Hospital, London, UK.
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Ikkos
Kinder-en Jeugdpsychiater, Mechelen, 9100 Sint-NIklaas, Belgium.
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Hermans
University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Falkai
Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Fiorillo
Anton-Proksch Institute, Vienna, Austria.
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Musalek
Prague Psychiatric Centre, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Hoschl
FY2 Trainee, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
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Dales
Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich, UK.
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Beezhold
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Centar za Mentalino Zdravlje, Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Racetovic
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment
Competencies; Psychiatrist; Responsibilities; Roles