Academic Psychiatry 22:41-46, March 1998
© 1998 Academic Psychiatry
Literature as an Introduction to Psychiatric Ethics
Edward Rudin, M.D.,
Rachel Edelson, M.S., M.A. and
Mark Servis, M.D.
Dr. Rudin is clinical professor of psychiatry. Ms. Edelson is clinical instructor in psychiatry. Dr. Servis is associate professor of clinical psychiatry and director of education. All are in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Davis, California. Address reprint requests to Dr. Servis, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, 4430 V Street, Sacramento, CA 95817.
Responding to requests for an earlier introduction to psychiatric ethics, the authors added "An Introduction to Psychiatric Ethics Through Literature" seminar to their institution's first-year curriculum. The authors' primary objective was to increase the sensitivity of beginning psychiatric residents to ethical dilemmas. The 11-session seminar was co-led by a psychiatrist and a literary scholar. At each session, the group discussed a short story selected by the seminar leaders, with the discussion centering on ethical considerations raised by the story and their relevance to the practice of psychiatry. The residents gave the seminar high ratings for its increasing their ethical sensitivity and the stimulating content of the stories.
Key Words: Ethics • Psychiatric Ethics • Residency Training
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