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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2006) 12: 69-78
© 2006 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

A balancing act: developing curricula for balanced care within community psychiatry{dagger}

Koravangattu Menon Valsraj and Simon Lygo-Baker

Koravangattu Menon Valsraj is a specialist registrar on the Maudsley rotation (Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ, UK. E-mail: k.valsraj{at}iop.kcl.ac.uk). He has a special interest in the teaching and training needs of medical students and junior doctors. Simon Lygo-Baker is a lecturer in higher education at Kings College, London. His interests include the development and design of effective learning environments.

Mental health services are moving towards a balanced-care model. The shift recommended by the World Health Organization is currently being reflected only in service delivery, and has not been clearly reflected in the training curriculum. This change in service delivery has implications for teaching and learning. This article looks at how best the curriculum can incorporate aspects of community psychiatry and hospital work for medical students and junior doctors in training. This move towards balanced care also requires teaching staff to consider how to make use of collaborative working and to develop effective working relationships.