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24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S56–S71

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Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his declaration

of competing interest.

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A European psychopharmacology

curriculum: The young psychiatrist’s

point of view

M. Spies

, S. K

asper

Medical University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry and

Psychotherapy, Vienna, Austria

Corresponding author.

It goes without saying that psychopharmacologic treatment

requires extensive knowledge of topics ranging from pharmacody-

namics and efficacy, to pharmacokinetics, side-effects, and toxicity.

Knowledge should be supplemented with experience regarding

applicability in a clinical setting. It is well accepted that com-

prehensive psychopharmacologic education is essential to convey

necessary knowledge and adequately prepare trainees for indepen-

dent practice

[1] .

Currently, a psychopharmacologic curriculum,

under the umbrella of the European Psychiatric Association, is in

preparation in order to emphasize the importance of psychophar-

macologic education in the context of psychiatric training and to

foster standardization within the European Union. The aim of this

presentation is to discuss psychopharmacologic education and pre-

requisites for an effective curriculum from the trainee’s point of

view. We will address challenges facing psychiatric trainees

[2]

and review existing curricula as well as literature in which they

are evaluated. Based on evaluation of the model curriculum by the

American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, one of the most

broadly used psychopharmacologic curricula, it has been empha-

sized that an effective curriculum should be more than a list of

topics. It should also convey pedagogic strategies with a focus

on up-to-date technology, and provide a process through which

teacher and trainee progress can be assessed

[3,4] .

Reflection on

currently available curricula should aid in the development of an

effective and timely EU-wide psychopharmacologic curriculum.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

References

[1] Gardner DM. Competent psychopharmacology. Can J psychiatry

2014;59(8):406–11.

[2] Vazquez GH. The impact of psychopharmacology on contempo-

rary clinical psychiatry. Can J psychiatry 2014;59(8):412–6.

[3] Glick ID, Zisook S. The challenge of teaching psychopharma-

cology in the new millennium: the role of curricula. Acad

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How to overcome the negative image of

psychiatry: Facts and fiction

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Are psychiatrists an endangered

species?

H. Katschnig

IMEHPS.research, CEO, Vienna, Austria

Introduction

Recruitment of young doctors into psychiatry is

declining in many countries, which might become a threat to the

survival of the profession.

Objectives

To identify potential reasons for this threat.

Aims

To look at psychiatry with concepts used by the sociology

of professions.

Methods

Professions are characterized – and these concept will

be used for analysis here – by (1) ownership of a specialized body

of knowledge and skills, which defines the field of competence and

the scope of potential clients, including the demarcation fromother

professions; (2) holding a high status in society; (3) being granted

autonomy by society, e.g. in recruiting and excludingmembers; and

(4) being obliged, in return for the above, to guarantee high quality

standards in providing services and following ethical rules.

Results

Six intertwined areas of concern are identified: three of

them, the increasing criticism by users and carers, the intrusion of

other professions, and psychiatry’s negative image in society, can

be traced back to problems with the other three concerning the

“ownership of a specialized body of knowledge and skills”. With

the preparation and advent of DSM-5, discussions about the lack of

validity of psychiatric disease entities have gone viral in the time

of the internet. The attempts to “carve nature at its joints” have

failed, and this is more and more perceived from outside, threat-

ening psychiatry’s status in society and potentially turning away to

be psychiatrists.

Conclusion

Looking at psychiatry as a professionmay help to bet-

ter understand its current situation.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his declaration

of competing interest.

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The negative image psychiatry from a

sociological perspective

A.M. Möller-Leimkühler

1 ,

, H.J. Möller

1

, W. Maier

2

, W. Gaebel

3

,

P. Falkai

1

1

Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department of Psychiatry

and Psychotherapy, Munich, Germany

2

University of Bonn, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy,

Bonn, Germany

3

Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department of Psychiatry

and Psychotherapy, Düsseldorf, Germany

Corresponding author.

The negative image of psychiatry is not only due to unfavourable

communication with the media, but is basically a problem of self-

conceptualization. It results both from unjustified prejudices of the

general public, mass media and health care professionals and of

own unfavourable coping with external and internal concerns.

Issues related to negative stereotypes of psychiatry include overes-

timation of coercion, associative stigma, lack of public knowledge,

need of simplification of complex mental issues, problem of the

continuum between normality and psychopathology, competition

with medical and non-medical disciplines, and psychopharmaco-

logical treatment.

Issues related to psychiatry’s own contribution to being under-

estimated include lack of a clear professional identity, lack of

biomarkers supporting clinical diagnoses, limited consensus about

best treatment options, lack of collaboration with other medical

disciplines and low recruitment rates among medical students.

Much can be improved to achieve a positive self-concept, however,

psychiatry will remain a profession with an exceptional position

among the medical disciplines which should be seen as its specific

strength.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his declaration

of competing interest.

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