Current challenges for psychiatry in Greece

Psychiatry in Greece is undergoing a prolonged reform. Deinstitutionalisation is at an advanced stage and there are active efforts to support primary care and community psychiatry, and to establish local administration of services in each sector of the country (i.e. the equivalent of Mental Health T...

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Published in:BJPsych international 2019-08, Vol.16 (3), p.60-61
Main Authors: Christodoulou, Nikos G., Kollias, Konstantinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced stage
Clinical medicine
Community mental health services
Economic crisis
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Health care policy
Health services
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mental health services
Prevention
Primary care
Professional development
Professional training
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Public health
Public sector
Quality control
Reforms
Society
Thematic Paper
Trusts
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Summary:Psychiatry in Greece is undergoing a prolonged reform. Deinstitutionalisation is at an advanced stage and there are active efforts to support primary care and community psychiatry, and to establish local administration of services in each sector of the country (i.e. the equivalent of Mental Health Trusts in the UK). Quality assurance and continuing professional development require further development, as do a series of other issues pertaining to the day-to-day clinical practice of psychiatrists. Recent economic difficulties have undoubtedly affected the mental health of the population, but also mental health services and psychiatrists themselves. These financial difficulties coupled with pre-existing organisational issues present important, yet rectifiable, challenges. We conclude by identifying preventive psychiatry as an especially important target for progress and by advocating for continued support for the public system of mental healthcare as well as for the continued psychiatric reform.
ISSN:2056-4740
2058-6264
DOI:10.1192/bji.2018.23