Professionalism in Psychiatry Bonnie E. Litowitz and treatment of substance use

and treatment of substance use disorders and other addictions within the DSM-5 (R) framework

ambitious people can improve performance

a repetitive refrain and a strong emphasis on days of the week

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Professionalism in Psychiatry Bonnie E. Litowitz and treatment of substance usePhysicians and psychiatrists typically see themselves as true professionals. But in the past, some displayed behavior far beneath the confines of professionalism, including exploding at nurses, not returning calls, or conducting insensitive interactions with patients, that was usually tolerated and seldom disciplined. Today, the rise of professionalism in medicine in general and psychiatry in particular has prompted a quiet revolution in how doctors