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From leadership research to district action: Based on dual perspectives of management and ethics: exploring challenges and governance approaches for new media applications in psychiatric specialty hospitals

AI-assisted editorial implementation guide. Proposed district actions are separate from the original authors’ findings and recommendations. Independent peer review of this guide is not asserted.

Evidence and transfer

Education-related source: verify which participants, institutions and outcomes were actually studied before district adoption. Source publication type: brief-report. License and identity checks do not establish study quality or causality.

Original authors’ abstract, reproduced under the source license:

Abstract The further promotion and application of new media technologies present new opportunities for psychiatric specialty hospitals in areas such as health education, doctor-patient communication, service extension, and brand building. However, due to the unique characteristics and sensitivity of the mental health field, the challenges faced by new media applications in this domain far exceed those encountered in general hospitals. Based on dual perspectives of management and ethics, this paper explores several core challenges in the new media practices of psychiatric hospitals, including: privacy risks and lack of ethical oversight, power shifts and responsibility ambiguity, difficulties in the effective dissemination of health information, and sustainability issues in operation under resource constraints. To address these challenges, this study proposes measures including: constructing a “privacy protection technology + layered informed consent management” mechanism, standardizing the boundaries of online consultation services, establishing an AI-assisted “hierarchical knowledge base” system for dissemination, and improving a “full-cycle ethical risk control system.” The focus lies in clarifying the essential nature of the problems faced by psychiatric hospitals. This paper emphasizes that, under the premise of adhering to ethical bottom lines, constructing a dedicated management system tailored to the mental health field is the essential path to achieving high-quality hospital development empowered by new media and effectively safeguarding patient rights and interests. Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI), doctor-patient relationship, new media, privacy ethics, psychiatric hospitals

A 90-day district inquiry

1. Days 1–15 · Appraise. Read the source methods, recruitment, comparator, outcomes and limitations. Record how the study setting differs from your district and which claim the design can support.
2. Days 16–30 · Design. Select one recurring district decision. Publish the decision owner, evidence requirements, consultation process and appeal route; test the process on a bounded low-risk decision. Agree participation, privacy protections, baseline and stopping rules before starting.
3. Days 31–60 · Observe. Collect the pre-agreed measures, keep a log of implementation changes and invite confidential voluntary feedback. Preserve existing support for staff and learners.
4. Days 61–90 · Decide. Track decision time, unresolved objections, documented reasons, appeals and access differences. Review whether the process changes who can participate and who carries the burden. Make a dated decision to stop, revise or extend the inquiry.

Board decision brief

Present the local problem, source setting, evidence limits, intervention, responsible owner, total cost, measured changes and uncertainty. Separate staff perceptions, implementation measures and student learning outcomes.

Attribution and reuse

Qiuqing Wen; Yingying Shen. Based on dual perspectives of management and ethics: exploring challenges and governance approaches for new media applications in psychiatric specialty hospitals. Frontiers in Digital Health (2026-05-04). https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2026.1729242

Prepared 2026-11-07. Source authorship and DOI are preserved. The abstract and source passages are attributed extracts; this editorial guide is offered under the same CC BY 4.0 license.