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Psychiatry for the person.

John L Cox¹, Alison J Gray

¹University of Keele, UK. john1.cox@virgin.net

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

|September 12, 2009

Summary

Person-centred care requires outcome studies and new models. A biosocial/psychospiritual (BSPS) approach integrating neurosciences, ethics, and theology offers a path forward for relationship-based healthcare.

Area of Science:

Integrative medicine
Bioethics
Philosophy of medicine

Background:

The Psychiatry for the Person Programme of the World Psychiatric Association.
Wider medical context including ethics, religion, spirituality, and person-centred medicine.
'Medicine of the person' as developed by Tournier.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent work on person-centred care within a broader medical and philosophical context.
To identify needs for future research and conceptual development in healthcare.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent publications.
Synthesis of concepts from psychiatry, ethics, religion, spirituality, and person-centred medicine.
Analysis of the bio-psychosocial model in light of new scientific and philosophical knowledge.

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Main Results:

Urgent need for evaluative outcome studies of person-centred care.
Necessity for incorporating service user narratives and rigorous scientific methods.
Requirement for new conceptual models and reformulation of the bio-psychosocial model.

Conclusions:

A biosocial/psychospiritual (BSPS) approach to relationship-based healthcare should be actively considered.
Integration of neurosciences, philosophy, anthropology, ethics, and theology is crucial for advancing healthcare models.