Australas Psychiatry. 2012 Dec;20(6):467-71. doi: 10.1177/1039856212460285. Epub 2012 Oct 25.

The future of psychiatry.

Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Dusan Kecmanovic

PMID: 23099507 DOI: 10.1177/1039856212460285

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is to forecast the future of psychiatry in the first world in the next 20 years.

CONCLUSIONS: There are no indications that psychiatry might significantly change in the near future. Yet two factors affecting today's psychiatry will most likely become more pronounced in years to come, first, the shrinking of psychiatrists' domain, and second, the declining interest in psychiatry among medical graduates.

MeSH terms

• Career Choice
• Developed Countries
• Humans
• Interprofessional Relations*
• Mental Disorders* / diagnosis
• Mental Disorders* / drug therapy
• Mental Disorders* / psychology
• Psychiatry / trends
• Social Stigma
• Workforce

Publication Types

• Journal Article