The British Journal of Psychiatry (2007) 191: 1-2. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.031799
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EDITORIALS

Patient choice in psychiatry

Chiara Samele, PhD

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, London

Simon Lawton-Smith, BA

King's Fund, London

Lesley Warner, RMN, RGN and Jeevi Mariathasan, PhD

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, London, UK

Correspondence: Dr Chiara Samele, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, 134-138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB, UK. Email: chiara.samele{at}schmh.org.uk

Declaration of interest None.

The government has embarked on an ambitious plan to make patient choice central to the way healthcare and treatment are delivered. Mental healthcare is incorporated into this agenda. This editorial considers the implications of patient choice for psychiatry and some of the main challenges associated with this policy.


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