Workforce and Diversity in Psychiatry, An Issue of ChildAnd Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, E-Book

Book excerpt: In this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Altha J. Stewart and Howard Y. Liu bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Workforce and Diversity in Psychiatry. Top experts discuss health inequity and highlight the need to deal with structural racism in the health care system. Key topics include telebehavioral health; disability inclusion in psychiatry; recruitment, retention, and wellbeing of LGBTQ child psychiatrists; and more. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics in print and online[RM1] , including workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion; gender diversity in the psychiatric workforce: it's still a (white) man's world in psychiatry; enhancing the pipeline for a diverse workforce; the role of the National Institute of Mental Health in promoting diversity in the psychiatric research workforce; AACAP's strategic plans to enhance the diversity of the child psychiatry and child mental health workforce across all mission areas; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on workforce and diversity in psychiatry, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.