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KMID : 0368820140530020092
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Journal of the Korean Neuropsychiatr Association
2014 Volume.53 No. 2 p.92 ~ p.98
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Leadership, Ethics, Professional Role, and Future Direction of Psychiatrists
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Lee Sang-Min
Park Kyung-Min
Roh Sung-Won
Seo Yong-Jin
Choi Won-Seok
Hwang Tae-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The traditional roles of psychiatrists are being threatened according to the changesof requests from society. Psychiatrists need to rapidly adapt to new upcoming circumstances,improve leadership skills, and prepare for emerging ethical problems. The aim of this study is topredict and suggest what will happen in the future in the area of mental health, what role modelsmight be required, what we should do and how we can prepare.
Methods: The authors interviewed seven mental health professionals on topics of leadership,participating roles of psychiatrists. Three models for psychiatrists were suggested : clinical model,community leader model, and mental health promoting model. Afterwards, a questionnaire oneach role model was distributed to members of the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association via emailand results were analyzed.
Results: Experts and stakeholders suggested that the following components from the interviewwill be fostered in the future : leadership in collaboration with other communities, introduction ofleadership programs for young psychiatrists, strategies for sensitization of ethical issues, activecommunication with community partners, training professionals in legislation and administration.
Regarding the questionnaire, 32 members responded. The most preferred role model was theCommunity leader model (46.9%, n=15), followed by the mental health promoting model (34.4%,n=11) and clinical model (15.6%, n=5). Most responders recognized that these issues areemerging and answered affirmatively on the developmental potential of each role model. A questionabout primary agents who are supposed to take charge of development of a suitable modelwas answered as follows : university professors for the clinical model (37.5%, n=12), psychiatristsworking for public hospitals both for community leader (28.1%, n=9), and mental healthpromoting model (43.8%, n=14). Various opinions on leadership and strategies for fulfilling therole model were proposed.
Conclusion: This study investigated leadership, ethics, social roles, and future directions ofpsychiatrists in order to provide suggestions on how to properly respond to changes of environment.
It is expected that this study will be helpful in establishment of guidelines for leadershipdevelopment and improving ethical orientation of psychiatrists, and will provide an opportunityfor Korean NeuroPsychiatric Association members to have deep consideration and radical debateon our transforming roles.
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KEYWORD
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Leadership, Ethics, medical, Professional role, Mental health
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