Is it too late for a solution to the ossification of community psychiatry?

Abstract

Professor Tyrer's article1 has been such a comforting read, as many of his thoughts expressed will resonate with views of many average, hard-working, catchment area psychiatrists. The fragmentation of psychiatric services has already occurred and is likely to continue in the immediate few years. Psychiatrists as professionals have difficulties sustaining therapeutic relationships (the anchor in any healing process) for any decent length of time with patients who often are traumatised, ill and vulnerable...