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Psychiatry’s contract with society: what is expected?

Professionalism implies a profession s contract with society. In this issue of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Professor Thomas Becker reviews (1) the book Psychiatry s Contract with Society (2). What is it that mental health services users and their carers want? What is the task of psychiatry? How do mental healthcare systems and society s expectations facilitate or impede good care? Commitment to clinical competence is doctors first professional responsibility. However, controversy remains about what psychiatrists are for (3). Here, we discuss patient and carer preferences, the nature of psychiatry and systemic factors.