The changing doctor-patient relationship in psychiatry: observations on recent trends in autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, gender dysphoria and mental distress.

Beaglehole, Ben; Thwaites, Bridgette; Kew, Bess; Mulder, Roger · Br J Psychiatry · 2025

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

This editorial highlights increasing prevalence and treatment rates of apparently disparate disorders. We ask whether cross-disorder factors including greater mental health literacy, social media and a shift to psychiatric explanations for distress contribute to these trends. We highlight a consequence: the changing doctor-patient relationship and its impacts.

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