Revisiting Postgraduate (PG) Psychiatry Training in India

Abstract

Dr. Varghese Punnoose: Before one jumps in for a criticism of the prevailing medical model, it has to be acknowledged that this approach has some definite advantages. It has brought more accuracy in diagnosis and precision in pharmacological management. It has made psychiatry in line with other medical specialties bringing in more respect among peers. It has attracted young medical professionals to psychiatry who otherwise feel burdened by the psychological jargon and turned away by psychotherapeutic skills demanded of them. There is increasing evidence that the medical model has also contributed to stigma reduction. But too much of medical model has made psychiatry less mindful.