The public image of psychiatry could be better. Just three of the perceptions held by the community are that psychiatrists are loopy, that their treatments are ineffectual, and that the profession is too removed from mainstream medicine. Turning around such strong public opinion is no easy task, and possibly unachievable. Or so I thought until earlier this year.
The full article is accessible to AMA
members and paid subscribers.
Login to MJA or subscribe now.
- Thomas Walker Hospital (“Rivendell”), Concord West, NSW.
Correspondence:
Online responses are no longer available. Please refer to our instructions for authors page for more information.

