Abstract
The concept of resilience has gained much attention, but its understanding and application to clinical practice are not necessarily easy. In this paper, three points are listed as the reason resilience has attracted increasing attention include: 1. It comprises the process of recovery, 2. It could be defined as modifiable, and 3. It has potential to be developed into therapeutic and recovering theory. Moreover, application of resilience to clinical practice in general hospital psychiatry was discussed, referring to treatment of chronic depression and dysthymic type of depression, and shared decision making. The concept of resilience could contribute to development of general hospital psychiatry through linking findings of research and insight from clinical work.
