Psychiatry in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe: an overview of the current situation.
Acta Psychiatr Scand
; 114(4): 223-31, 2006 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-16968359
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To review the current status of psychiatry in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.METHOD:
A group of psychiatrists from the region evaluated the status of psychiatry at the end of 2004 based on data from their countries and information available on WHO homepages.RESULTS:
There is a shift from traditional in-patient facilities towards out-patient and community services as evidenced by a decreasing number of hospital beds. Economic pressures affect the financing of psychiatric services, and reimbursement for novel psychotropics. Political changes were followed by updated legislation. Psychiatric training, pre-, postgraduate and continuous medical education, are gradually being transformed. Scientific output as measured by publications in peer-reviewed journals has been significantly lower than in the West.CONCLUSION:
The major changes in the period of transition documented in the review pose new challenges for psychiatry.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psiquiatria
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article