scholarly journals Providing a District Service for General Psychiatry, its Special Interests and Related Specialties: Medical Manpower Priorities

1977 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 5-7 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Forensic Psychiatry ◽  
Special Interests ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
General Psychiatry ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Adult Psychiatry ◽  
Medical Manpower

This paper considers the possible longer-term consultant manpower requirements in England and Wales for general or ‘mainstream’ psychiatry, its special interests, the psychiatry of old age and the dependencies, as well as for the specialties of psychotherapy and forensic psychiatry. It is based on papers prepared by the College (see References) and discussions with the Department of Health and Social Security. Consideration is also given to the training implications of these consultant manpower requirements. It discusses the possibility for growth in the special interests and specialties in the context of the number of consultants in adult psychiatry likely to be available. The psychiatric specialties of child psychiatry and mental handicap are not considered.

scholarly journals Providing a District Service for General Psychiatry, its Special Interests and Related Specialties: Medical Manpower Priorities

1977 ◽  
Vol 1 (06) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Forensic Psychiatry ◽  
Special Interests ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
General Psychiatry ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Adult Psychiatry ◽  
Medical Manpower

This paper considers the possible longer-term consultant manpower requirements in England and Wales for general or ‘mainstream’ psychiatry, its special interests, the psychiatry of old age and the dependencies, as well as for the specialties of psychotherapy and forensic psychiatry. It is based on papers prepared by the College (see References) and discussions with the Department of Health and Social Security. Consideration is also given to the training implications of these consultant manpower requirements. It discusses the possibility for growth in the special interests and specialties in the context of the number of consultants in adult psychiatry likely to be available. The psychiatric specialties of child psychiatry and mental handicap are not considered.

scholarly journals Who wants to be a general psychiatrist?

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Colgan
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Forensic Psychiatry ◽  
Role Models ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
General Psychiatry

When I was appointed to my consultant post nearly 10 years ago I was one of several able candidates. This was the culmination of many years' hard work and I was proud to be working at an inner-city teaching hospital, one where I had trained as a medical student. This was probably the last time that my department was fully staffed, with each year since bringing more challenges. In recent years only one of the specialist registrars I have trained has continued with general psychiatry, with the attractions of old age, liaison and forensic psychiatry seemingly unassailable. My confidence finally reached rock bottom when a senior house officer announced that she no longer wished to continue in psychiatry because the role models we (consultants) set were unattractive. Apparently the image we project is of long hours, unlimited demands, endless risks and little time to practise the art of psychiatry. With the anniversary of my appointment approaching now it seems appropriate to consider why my hard fought for job has all the attractions of the plague.

scholarly journals The Way Ahead in Mental Handicap

1977 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
G. B. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
National Development ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Development Group ◽  
The Way

The views I express in this paper are my personal views and not those of either the Department of Health and Social Security or the National Development Group, but they are, nevertheless, based on established services and views expressed to me by colleagues in various parts of the country.

scholarly journals One Flew out of the Cuckoo's Nest?

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 (06) ◽  
pp. 106-109
Author(s):  
Kenneth Davison
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Hospital Unit ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
The Road ◽  
Mental Hospitals ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Adult Psychiatry ◽  
Teaching Area

My brief is to discuss the present and future relationships between clinical psychologists and psychiatrists. I shall be speaking from the, no doubt restricted, viewpoint of a Consultant in Adult Psychiatry working in a general hospital unit in a Teaching Area. My comments will not, therefore, apply to child psychiatry or mental handicap, and may well be received less than enthusiastically within mental hospitals. The highly efficient organizers of this conference, in their letter of invitation said, ‘We want a sensible, middle of the road view’. Did they realize, I wondered, that the middle of the road can be a rather dangerous position to occupy? I shall try very hard to avoid a head-on collision.

Child and Adult Psychiatry: Comparison and Contrast*

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 440-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Steinhauer ◽  
Susan J. Bradley ◽  
Yvon Gauthier
Keyword(s):  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Child Guidance ◽  
General Psychiatry ◽  
Adult Psychiatry

Since its development from general psychiatry, child psychiatry has been influenced by its close involvements with the child guidance movement and pediatrics and by the age of its patient population. This has led it to evolve in ways quite distinct from adult psychiatry, so much so that at times the understanding and relationship between the two disciplines has been somewhat strained. This paper relates the development of child psychiatry to its history, its tasks and its patient population, highlighting some of the major differences between child and adult psychiatry. It then looks at why research in child psychiatry has lagged behind research in adult psychiatry. It concludes by discussing tensions between the two disciplines, and why it serves the interests of both professions as well as those of our patients, that a better understanding and collaboration between them be established.

scholarly journals Providing a District Service for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Medical Manpower Priority: (Report of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section)

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 94-97
Keyword(s):  
Child Psychiatry ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatrist ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Medical Manpower ◽  
Role Responsibilities

This paper considers the possible long-term consultant manpower requirements in England and Wales for child and adolescent psychiatry and its specialties, including psychotherapy and community child and adolescent psychiatry. It is based on papers previously prepared by the College Executive in relation to manpower requirements for child psychiatry (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973) and adolescent psychiatry (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976), and to the role, responsibilities and work of the child and adolescent psychiatrist (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978) and on discussions with the Department of Health and Social Security.

scholarly journals Mental Illness in Primary Care Settings

1985 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Social Security ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Primary Care Settings

A Conference on the above topic took place at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, on 17 and 18 July 1984. The Conference was sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Security and was organized by the General Practice Research Unit. Over 100 invited clinicians, research workers and policy-makers took part. The majority of the participants were either psychiatrists or general practitioners, but representatives of all relevant disciplines attended.

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