As a psychiatrist and physician who has been involved in physician licensure and discipline for most of my professional career, I would recommend this book to all state licensing board members and their staff. It should also be a resource for those involved in the education of medical students and residents and is particularly pertinent for any health professional who treats physicians and their families. Extremely comprehensive and well written. –Barbara S. Schneidman, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor, Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
This book by Michael Myers and Glen Gabbard is the most comprehensive well written summary that is available on the diagnosis and treatment of physicians with mental and behavioral disorders. Every medical school dean, resident program director, risk management coordinator, medical staff director and family of the physician should read this book. The book outlines in exquisite detail the various approaches psychiatrists, counselors and even family members can take in understanding and caring for the physician with these mental health disorders. –Anderson Spickard, Jr., M.D., Professor of Medicine, Chair, Faculty & Physician Wellness Committee, Medical Director, The Center for Professional Health, Vanderbuilt University Medical Center
Physicians are not immune from physical and mental illness, often resist getting help for their problems, and die by suicide more frequently than others. In this much-needed and readable book, Drs. Myers and Gabbard use poignant case examples to highlight practical and successful prevention, diagnostic, and treatment strategies for this special population that every mental health professional can use. –John A. Fromson, M.D., Harvard Medical School
Professionals treating physicians need to be attuned to a host of considerations not applicable to other patients — coverage found in The Physician as Patient. This practical handbook combines the perspectives of two seasoned psychiatrists who have been assessing and treating physicians for more than 30 years and who here discuss not only common illnesses and problems seen in doctors but also the many biopsychosocial treatments that are indicated. Myers and Gabbard consider such issues as the uniqueness of the physician’s psychological makeup that facilitates or impedes diagnosis and treatment, describe the most common medical and psychiatric illnesses in physicians (including addictions), and address such topics as personality disorders and the increasingly important subject of boundary violations.
In addition to key issues in therapy and prevention, the authors cover important topics such as considering sociocultural customs and values when treating minority physicians and addressing the clinical, humanistic, ethical, and legal dimensions of psychiatric evaluation. Brimming with case examples, the book’s reader-friendly style facilitates quick grasp of concepts, while an extensive list of references and websites provides an entrée for additional support, making it an indispensable resource for all mental health professionals who take caregivers into their care.
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Professionals treating physicians need to be attuned to a host of considerations not applicable to other patients–coverage found in The Physician as Patient. This practical handbook combines the perspectives of two seasoned psychiatrists who have been assessing and treating physicians for more than 30 years and who here discuss not only common illnesses and problems seen in doctors but also the many biopsychosocial treatments that are indicated. Myers and Gabbard consider such issues as the uniqueness of the physician’s psychological makeup that facilitates or impedes diagnosis and treatment, describe the most common medical and psychiatric illnesses in physicians (including addictions), and address such topics as personality disorders and the increasingly important subject of boundary violations.
In addition to key issues in therapy and prevention, the authors cover important topics such as considering sociocultural customs and values when treating minority physicians and addressing the clinical, humanistic, ethical, and legal dimensions of psychiatric evaluation. Brimming with case examples, the book’s reader-friendly style facilitates quick grasp of concepts, while an extensive list of references and websites provides an entrée for additional support, making it an indispensable resource for all mental health professionals who take caregivers into their care.
About the Author
Michael F. Myers, M.D., is Director of the Marital Therapy Clinic at St. Paul s Hospital and Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., is Brown Foundation Chair of Psychoanalysis and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is also Training and Supervising Analyst at the Houston Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute in Houston, Texas.
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