TITLE:
A Missing Step: The Value of Psychological Mindedness Training during Psychiatry Residency
AUTHORS:
Mark Cogburn, Nahrain Raihan, Hannah Scott, Hannah Cogburn
KEYWORDS:
Psychological Mindedness, Psychiatry, Residents, House Officers, Psychotherapy, Training
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Psychiatry,
Vol.12 No.1,
January
11,
2022
ABSTRACT: Psychiatry residents, who lack psychological mindedness, struggle to understand the multiple determinants of behavior, or the numerous meanings of a single symptom. This is unfortunate because most psychiatry resident interns feel that they are finally among the group where they belong… like-minded physicians who share a fascination with human nature and a desire to grasp all the nuances and complexities of human behavior. This paper provides a framework for psychiatry departments to train residents along a continuum of psychological mindedness. The authors explain the concept of psychological mindedness, explore the pros and cons of acquiring psychological mindedness, and a scientific basis for its use in general psychiatry. A new model is included to capture any resident’s ability to become psychologically minded, with direction for Program Director’s to possibly develop growth in a resident’s psychological mindedness over four years of training.