The overview effect and patient care in psychiatry
The 'overview effect' was described by astronauts who saw the earth from space and found this gave them a very different perspective. This effect is a shift in worldview, and it has been suggested that politicians be sent to space to change their narrow perspectives. In a similar vein, it is crucial that psychiatrists have an overview of their patients so that their perspectives on patient care enable them to deal with the patient from different angles. In this editorial, the overview effect is described in the context of clinical care.
Authors
- Gin S. Malhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4524-9091)
- Dinesh Bhugra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0613-2480)
- Antonio Ventriglio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3934-7007)
Institutions
- University of Foggia (IT)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- King's College London (GB)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.116
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00