Textbook of Psychiatric Administration and Leadership

The purpose of the book is to serve as a guide for psychiatrists to become effective leaders and administrators and to empower new leaders. It conveys the importance of working with systems to improve care for communities. Psychiatrists are increasingly employed physicians and need to understand the administrative goals of an organization to appropriately balance them with clinical practice goals.

The chapters are logically organized from historical and generalized information to more practical and granular topics. The book includes helpful discussions on leading a successful team, legal issues relevant to the field, accreditation, reimbursement, and quality improvement. The content is clearly written with accessible language for medical professionals. The writing is concise and well-organized with appropriate use of tables and figures to summarize or expand on critical points. The book also presents suitable case examples for clarity.

This book provides critical information for physician leaders who typically do not have leadership as part of their formal training. It will equip readers with the administrative and leadership skills needed to amplify their impact on clinical care in their communities.

Sy Atezaz Saeed, M.D., M.S., is Professor and Chairman Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina; Founding Director of the ECU Center for Telepsychiatry and e-Behavioral Health; and Founding Executive Director of the North Carolina Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP).

John Lauriello, M.D., is Daniel Lieberman Professor and Chair at Thomas Jefferson University in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor at Stanford University and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.