Editorial

• Perspectives in Psychiatry - G. N. Christodoulou (page 247)

Special articles

• The future of psychiatry - A. Tasman (page 259)
• The management of the alexithymic individual: comorbidity, politics and crime - P. E. Sifneos (page 265)
• Acute and transient psychotic disorders - A. Marneros, F. Pillman (page 276)
• Empathy, meaning, and doctor-patient relationship - A. Tasman (page 287)
• Psychiatric care in Greece in the 21st century - M. Madianos (page 297)