Editorial
Introducing the In Debate Series
Joel Paris, MD
In this issue, the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry initiates a new series, entitled In Debate. There is no lack of debatable issues in psychiatry. In fact, one might ask which major question in our field is not up for discussion. The series, which will appear a few times each year, will focus on clinically relevant areas that are the subject of passionate disagreement.
We have borrowed the format (as well as the title) from the British Journal of Psychiatry, which has been running a similar series for several years. We have invited 2 experts to take 2 sides of an issue. Each is allowed about 1500 words and 10 references to make his or her case. The lines of debate will be drawn, but a final answer will not be provided. (We have only chosen questions to which there is no definitive answer.)
The first topic, to be presented in this issue, concerns the important question of whether individuals suffering from alcoholism can return to social drinking. While this is an old debate, it has never been settled to everyone’s satisfaction. Our readers are invited to come to their own conclusions.
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