Author(s)

Mark Cogburn¹, Nahrain Raihan¹, Hannah Scott², Hannah Cogburn³

¹LSU Health—Shreveport; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
²LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
³University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

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.

Psychological Mindedness, Psychiatry, Residents, House Officers, Psychotherapy, Training

Cogburn, M. , Raihan, N. , Scott, H. and Cogburn, H. (2022) A Missing Step: The Value of Psychological Mindedness Training during Psychiatry Residency. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 12, 73-77. doi: 10.4236/ojpsych.2022.121007.