THE PSYCHIATRY: A SCHOLASTIC PHILOSOPHY OR A CLINICAL MEDICINE?

Abstract

The analysis of the current state of the Russian system of psychiatric care has been carried out; its main shortcomings have been highlighted: the arbitrariness of diagnosing mental disorders, unduly widespread use of antipsychotics, the poor condition of clinical guidelines, the low quality of professional education. Ways of reforming clinical psychiatry are proposed.

Keywords

DSM-5 / psychiatric care / child psychiatry / ICD-10 / DSM-5 / antipsychotics / Alzheimer’s disease / clinical guidelines

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Sivolap Y.P., Portnova A.A.