New York's immediate need for a psychotherapist-patient privilege encompassing psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers.

Underprivileged communications: extension of the psychotherapist-patient privilege to patients of psychiatric social workers.

اولویت‌های پژوهشی حیطه علوم رفتاری از دیدگاه دست‌اندرکاران بهداشت روان در شهر اصفهان

AbstractObjectives: Considering the importance and the role of scientific research in small and large scale programming, and also regarding the fact that researches should be in line with the major needs of the society, the aim of this study was to assess research needs in the field of behavioral science and prioritizing them from the viewpoint of mental health professionals in the city of Isfa...

The Impact of “Training the Trainers” Course for Helping Tsunami-Survivor Children on Sri Lankan Disaster Volunteer Workers

Marc Gelkopf, Department of Community Mental Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa; NATAL, the Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War, and Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Social Workers Beyond Borders; Lev Hasharon Mental Health Center, Pardessia, Israel; Pamela Ryan and Sarah, J. Cotton, Issues Deliberation Australia/America, University of Texa...

Psychotherapy in Psychiatry

1 Helsinki Psychotherapy study, http//www.ktl.fi 2 Loga, S., Šošić, B.: Current status of psychotherapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (in press). Emotional relationship between the patient and the therapist is of extreme importance, demanding even from psychiatrists who are not primarily trained in psychotherapy to develop a psychotherapeutic approach to the patient, i.e. to acknowledge the patient...

The occupational transformation of the mental health system.

The mental health workforce has changed dramatically since the mid-1970s. Nonphysician providers, particularly psychologists and clinical social workers, have become a much larger share of the workforce. While the supply of psychiatrists has been relatively stable, there has been a dramatic increase in the supply of psychologists and social workers. Changes in clinical practice, combined with t...