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Some trends in 50 years of Italian Psychiatry (in Italian)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2011

Giovanni Jervis
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Summary

Several discernible trends have changed the outlook of psychiatric resources available to the general public during the last 50 years in Western countries and particularly in Italy. Among these trends, two conflicting issues are here outlined. On the one side, evidence based medicine is the core of a methodological revolution, which asks for a deeper criticism of subjective judgements in clinical matters; on the other side, the study of emotions and attitudes has stressed the outstanding importance of conscious and unconscious expectations both in patients and in caregivers. Moreover, popular psychology has altered the way mental disorder is commonly perceived and treated. A comprehensive way of taking into account these three diverse trends seems to be still lacking.

Keywords

evidenceresearchhumanistic trendsempathypopular psychiatry
Type
Special Articles
Information
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2007 , pp. 139 - 143
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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Footnotes

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Testo modificato della Relazione presentata al Convegno “Linee guida e linee d'ombra nei servizi di salute mentale”. Riunione annuale della Società Italiana di Epidemiologia Psichiatrica (SIEP), Savona, 10-11 Novembre 2006.

References

* Testo modificato della Relazione presentata al Convegno “Linee guida e linee d'ombra nei servizi di salute mentale”. Riunione annuale della Società Italiana di Epidemiologia Psichiatrica (SIEP), Savona, 10-11 Novembre 2006.