Physician Impairment: Is It Relevant to Academic Psychiatry?

Autor/in	Myers, Michael F.
Titel	Physician Impairment: Is It Relevant to Academic Psychiatry?
Quelle	In: Academic Psychiatry, 32 (2008) 1, S.39-43 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-9670
DOI	10.1176/appi.ap.32.1.39
Schlagwörter	Physicians; Mental Disorders; Psychiatry; Supervisor Supervisee Relationship; Department Heads; Graduate Medical Education; Medical Students; At Risk Persons; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychiatrie; Risikogruppe; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Objective: This article examines the relevance of physician impairment to the discipline of academic psychiatry. Method: The author reviews the scientific literature, the proceedings of previous International Conferences on Physician Health, and held discussions with experts in the physician health movement, department chairs, program directors, and residents. Results: Psychiatric illness and impairment in physicians impact academic psychiatry in several ways. Mental illnesses in physicians are being studied by some researchers, but the subject requires more scholarly attention. Training directors are interested in resident well-being and illness and how to reach out to symptomatic residents in a more timely way. Leaders in psychiatry are eager to learn the first steps in identifying colleagues at risk and the route to assessment and care. They are especially concerned about disruptive behavior in the workplace, including harassment and boundary transgressions in doctor-patient and supervisor-supervisee relationships. Academic psychiatrists wish to be more responsive to nonpsychiatrists appealing to them for guidance with impaired members of their departments. Conclusions: Physician impairment is an emerging field of study and interest to psychiatrists in academic settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10