Professionalism In Mental Healthcare: Experts, Expertise And Expectations (cambridge Medicine (paperback))

"In mental health, as in other medical disciplines, the role of the professional is changing. The availability of information, enhanced roles of other healthcare professionals and changes in training have altered the doctor-patient relationship and left professionals accountable to the needs of clients, politicians, policy makers and funding agencies. This book seeks to redefine the professional role of the specialist mental health worker by bringing perspectives from leading experts from both developed and developing countries, and also from a wide range of professionals in the field of law, medical ethics, education and medical leadership. Uniquely, it also looks at the views of patients and next-generation psychiatrists. It will be of interest to those involved in providing mental healthcare as well as those responsible for health policy initiatives and training"--Provided by publisher Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 List of contributors......Page 7 Preface......Page 10 1 - Introduction: experts and expertise......Page 12 2 - Globalization......Page 18 3 - The virtues and vices of professionalism......Page 28 4 - Professionalism: the US perspective......Page 43 5 - Professionalism: the UK perspective......Page 59 6 - Professionalism and resource-poor settings: redefining psychiatry in the context of global mental health......Page 73 7 - Professionalism: Australian perspectives......Page 81 8 - Can professionalism be taught? Lessons for undergraduate medical education......Page 93 9 - Patient expectations from psychiatrists......Page 103 10 - Teams and professionalism......Page 112 11 - New professionalism......Page 126 12 - Medical professionalism in the new century: accomplishments and challenges in the future for an American medical school......Page 138 13 - Ethical foundations of professionalism......Page 151 14 - Training in professionalism......Page 163 15 - Expertise and medical professionalism......Page 174 16 - Leadership and professionalism......Page 186 17 - Professionalism and psychiatry: the way forward......Page 199 Index......Page 205