Physicians Living with Depression

Michael F. Myers (Autor)

VHS Video

1996
American Psychiatric Press Inc. (Hersteller)
978-0-89042-278-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Because of their position as healers, society surrounds physicians with an aura of invulnerability. Doctors, however, can experience depression even as they appear to function competently. Worse yet, the doctors themselves may not recognize that they have depression. In addition, feelings of failure as well as the stigma associated with psychiatric illness within the profession contribute to the reluctance of physicians to seek professional help. Physicians Living With Depression is a 30-minute videotape designed to help doctors see the signs of depression in their colleagues and to alert psychiatrists to the severity of the illness in their physician patients. The tape comprises two 15-minute interviews with actual physicians with depression -- an emergency physician and a pediatrician. The physicians describe their symptoms, the precipitating events in their lives, their treatment, and the reactions of their families and colleagues to their illness. This videotape is must viewing for medical students, doctors, and their families as well as medical school deans, directors of training programs, licensing board authorities, and mental health professionals.

Autor

Michael F. Myers, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia; Director, Marital Discord Clinic, St. Paul's Hospital; and a member of the Committee on Physician Health, Illness, and Impairment of the American Psychiatric Association.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.7.1996
• Verlagsort: VA
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• ISBN-10: 0-89042-278-8 / 0890422788
• ISBN-13: 978-0-89042-278-6 / 9780890422786
• Zustand: Neuware