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. 2020 Aug;17(3):65-68.
doi: 10.1192/bji.2020.21.

Person-centred care and psychiatry: some key perspectives

Jed Boardman  1 , Subodh Dave  2
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Person-centred care and psychiatry: some key perspectives

Jed Boardman et al. BJPsych Int. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

This paper outlines the importance of person-centred approaches to the practice of contemporary medicine and psychiatry. In considering the many aspects of person-centred approaches it outlines some key perspectives, including freedom and human rights; improving individual practice and the quality of services; increasing clinicians' work satisfaction; combining value-based and evidence-based practice; and the training of future generations of psychiatrists.

Keywords: Person-centred care; evidence-based; personal recovery; values-based.

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Conflict of interest statement

J.B. and S.D. were co-chairs of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Person-Centred Training and Curriculum Scoping Group.

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