Professionalism in Psychiatry Bonnie E. Litowitz pursuing improvement in an ongoing

pursuing improvement in an ongoing way

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The story of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests has sent shock waves around the nation and will not fade from consciousness or the news

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will help psychiatric trainees and educators alike to make sense of the complex clinical situations they encounter and guide them to advance their skills as clinicians and educators

Professionalism in Psychiatry Bonnie E. Litowitz pursuing improvement in an ongoingPhysicians and psychiatrists typically see themselves as true professionals. But in the past, some displayed behavior far beneath the confines of professionalism, including exploding at nurses, not returning calls, or conducting insensitive interactions with patients, that was usually tolerated and seldom disciplined. Today, the rise of professionalism in medicine in general and psychiatry in particular has prompted a quiet revolution in how doctors