Ebook: Anatomy of Psychiatric Administration: The Organization in Health and Disease
Author: Milton Greenblatt M.D. (auth.)
- Tags: Community and Environmental Psychology, Psychiatry
- Series: Topics in Social Psychiatry
- Year: 1992
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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When the 13 founders of the American Psychiatric Association came together in 1844, hospitals were small, and the administrative aspects of a superinten dent's job were relatively minor compared with their size and complexity today. Since the turn of the century, administration-the art and the sci ence-has become a specialty of great importance, particularly in big business and government. Business recognizes fully that the success of organizational endeavors depends to a great extent on the talents and energies of top lead ers. As a result, industry spends huge sums of money to train promising young executives and offers generous salaries and benefits to entice them. Anyone who wants to invest in a business first asks: "Who manages this organization, and is this management competitive in today's marketplace?" Although health is today a great industry, emphasis on the executive role has lagged behind that in the general business field. In mental health circles, the strong emphasis on one-to-one therapy has delayed a full appreciation of the influence of organization per se on patient care and treatment. Yet there 1 are now many signs of change. The popularization of behavioral science and the rise of social and community psychiatry have brought organizational con siderations forward. We are increasingly concerned with the human side of enterprise, with worker satisfaction, group dynamics, and organizational morale. Other flags have been unfurled.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Perspectives....Pages 1-23
Toward Scientific Management....Pages 25-53
Toward Better Theory and Practice....Pages 55-84
Entering and Leaving the System....Pages 85-107
Internal Dynamics: Stresses and Strains....Pages 109-144
Human Resource Management....Pages 145-174
Economics of Mental Health....Pages 175-213
Ethics of Administration....Pages 215-254
Education and Research....Pages 255-279
Relation of the Organization to the Outside World....Pages 281-316
Power and Decision Making in Organizational Context....Pages 317-336
Executive Careers....Pages 337-360
Back Matter....Pages 361-371
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Perspectives....Pages 1-23
Toward Scientific Management....Pages 25-53
Toward Better Theory and Practice....Pages 55-84
Entering and Leaving the System....Pages 85-107
Internal Dynamics: Stresses and Strains....Pages 109-144
Human Resource Management....Pages 145-174
Economics of Mental Health....Pages 175-213
Ethics of Administration....Pages 215-254
Education and Research....Pages 255-279
Relation of the Organization to the Outside World....Pages 281-316
Power and Decision Making in Organizational Context....Pages 317-336
Executive Careers....Pages 337-360
Back Matter....Pages 361-371
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