PSYCHIATRIC-CARE UNDER THE PRESENT ECONOMIC ERA - AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

There are extrinsic as well as intrinsic limits to the resources avail able for health care. Therefore, economic factors have become an essen tial part of medical activity, leading to a disruption of the traditio nal doctor-patient relationships. A new economic approach of health ca re (ie, through managed care) and ethical attitude (to overcome the li mits of managed care) are essential, especially in psychiatric practic e.