title: Setting up private practice in psychiatry.
abstract: Setting up a private practice in Mumbai is an onerous task. The present paper looks at the difficulties face by young psychiatrists when starting a private practice in psychiatry. It suggests certain guidelines to be followed to ensure the development of a successful practice. It also suggests methods to gain popularity among patients and society along with the ethics to be followed, knowledge base to be garnered, and the role of using multiple therapies and versatility in private practice.
authors.affiliation: , Former Prof and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Sousa
authors.affiliation: , Former Prof and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Sousa
keywords: India; Mumbai; Private practice; Psychiatry