: There have been significant changes in recent years in what psychiatrists are expected to accomplish in CMP [centre medicopsychologique (medical-psychological centre)] consultations. Back in the 1980s, most of the… Click to show full abstract
: There have been significant changes in recent years in what psychiatrists are expected to accomplish in CMP [centre medicopsychologique (medical-psychological centre)] consultations. Back in the 1980s, most of the patients seen were psychotic. Then, all of a sudden, psychiatrists began to see a whole new category of cases at CMPs: patients who were exhausted and no longer able to do their jobs properly. This included a wave of civil servants affected by restructuring, followed by private sector employees. These days, most of those who consult for burnout are health workers.
               
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