Pinna Federica, Del Vecchio Valeria, Luciano Mario, Sampogna Gaia, De Rosa Corrado, Ferrari Silvia, Pingani Luca, Tarricone Ilaria, Volpe Umberto, Carrà Giuseppe, Roncone Rita, Catapano Francesco, Fiorillo Andrea
Riv Psichiatr. 2015 Jan-Feb;50(1):3-7. doi: 10.1708/1794.19524.
In this paper we will describe cultural, social and scientific changes occurred in psychiatry in the last years, identifying the new target for mental health professionals. Groups of young psychiatrists from the Italian Psychiatric Association, the European Psychiatric Association and the World Psychiatric Association have established an international network that launched a debate on the future role of psychiatry. In a rapidly changing world, there is the need to: 1) adapt training in psychiatry to the modern world; 2) identify the new target of mental health professionals; 3) enhance the image of psychiatry in the society; 4) overcome stigma towards people with mental disorders. In recent years, socio-cultural and scientific changes have had a significant impact on the psychiatrists' clinical practice. Mental health professionals should deal with these changes appropriately in order to overcome the current "crisis" of psychiatry, which should be considered as a developmental phase rather than a conceptual one. From time to time psychiatry is criticized both from inside and outside the profession. The current crisis was unavoidable due to the recent socio-cultural changes, but it should be considered an opportunity to adapt the profession to modern times.
在本文中，我们将描述近年来精神病学领域发生的文化、社会和科学变革，确定心理健康专业人员的新目标。来自意大利精神病学协会、欧洲精神病学协会和世界精神病学协会的年轻精神病医生团体建立了一个国际网络，就精神病学的未来作用展开了辩论。在一个迅速变化的世界里，有必要：1）使精神病学培训适应现代世界；2）确定心理健康专业人员的新目标；3）提升精神病学在社会中的形象；4）消除对精神障碍患者的污名化。近年来，社会文化和科学变革对精神病医生的临床实践产生了重大影响。心理健康专业人员应妥善应对这些变革，以克服当前精神病学的“危机”，这应被视为一个发展阶段而非概念阶段。精神病学不时受到业内和业外的批评。由于最近的社会文化变革，当前的危机不可避免，但应将其视为使该专业适应现代的契机。
