To identify important trends and themes that will affect psychiatric training and practice.
Method:
Selective literature review and reflections by the authors.
Results:
Three principal themes are elucidated relating to empiricism and integration, accountability and collaboration, and training and the public trust.
Conclusions:
There must be debate and action on these and other themes to maintain the relevance of psychiatry to its changing context.
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