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EPA guidance on the role and responsibilities of psychiatrists

Part of: EPA Guidance Papers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

D. Bhugra ,
A. Ventriglio ,
M.R. Kuzman ,
G. Ikkos ,
M.H.-M. Hermans ,
P. Falkai ,
A. Fiorillo ,
M. Musalek ,
C. Hoschl  and
J. Dales
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D. Bhugra*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
A. Ventriglio
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
M.R. Kuzman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
G. Ikkos
Affiliation:
St Ann's Hospital, London, UK
M.H.-M. Hermans
Affiliation:
Kinder-en Jeugdpsychiater, Mechelen, 9100 Sint-NIklaas, Belgium
P. Falkai
Affiliation:
University of Munich, Munich, Germany
A. Fiorillo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
M. Musalek
Affiliation:
Anton-Proksch Institute, Vienna, Austria
C. Hoschl
Affiliation:
Prague Psychiatric Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Dales
Affiliation:
FY2 Trainee, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
J. Beezhold
Affiliation:
Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich, UK
W. Rössler
Affiliation:
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
G. Racetovic
Affiliation:
Centar za Mentalino Zdravlje, Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
W. Gaebel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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*Corresponding author at: King's College of London, Institute of Psychiatry, PO25, Health Service & Population Research Department, IDe Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. E-mail address:dinesh.bhugra@kcl.ac.uk (D. Bhugra).
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Abstract

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.

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PsychiatristRolesResponsibilitiesCompetencies
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European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue 3: Special issue: EPA Guidance papers , March 2015 , pp. 417 - 422
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Copyright © Elsevier Masson SAS 2015

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