Images in Psychiatry
Subtitle: Canada
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Published: June 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780880489003
Subjects: History of medicine; Psychiatry; Psychiatry - General; Psychiatry (General); Psychology; Sociology; Canada; Mental Illness; Mental Health Services; Reference; Mental Disorders
Description: In recent years, the impact of deindustrialization, technological advances, and escalating costs of care has brought about immense changes in Canadian psychiatric practice. In addition, Canada - like most other countries - faces the challenge of providing accessible, effective, humane, and cost-efficient health care in the midst of downsizing, restrictions, and cutbacks. Images in Psychiatry: Canada outlines the historical development of psychiatry in Canada; highlights various aspects of current psychiatric practice, both in general and in highly specialized areas; and traces research development foci of Canadian endeavor. The contributors, a group of highly experienced and nationally and internationally recognized practitioners, provide not only an overview of the current situation but also informed predictions concerning the future of Canadian psychiatry.