tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post8134316227509659959..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Are You A Threat To National Security?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-47903895205146541922007-10-14T14:36:00.000-04:002007-10-14T14:36:00.000-04:00Yes I am and damned proud of it.Yes I am and damned proud of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-38132554758580277952007-10-12T20:17:00.000-04:002007-10-12T20:17:00.000-04:00Wait- did you say that you're a psychiatrist? I t...Wait- did you say that you're a <I>psychiatrist</I>? <BR/> <BR/>I thought you were a <I>psychic</I>. So sorry about that.Driving Miss Delusionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481680513168345327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-66597992943581601762007-10-09T11:51:00.000-04:002007-10-09T11:51:00.000-04:00Hmm, and does the psychiatrist need to disclose wh...Hmm, and does the psychiatrist need to disclose whether he or she has also been under the care of a mental health professional within the last seven years, and if so please provide their name and contact info so that the government can ascertain whether the psychiatrist is currently in a position to comment on the supposed threat level of a former patient?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-82469514552195173732007-10-09T11:44:00.000-04:002007-10-09T11:44:00.000-04:00Hi, It's Camel here,I receive MANY of these reques...Hi, It's Camel here,<BR/>I receive MANY of these requests, practising where I do (close to a major agency). Never once in any of the personal or phone conversations, have the investigators asked me about my own status, despite the fact that I have a clearly ono-native accent. The truth is that I am not a US citizen, although I owe a debt of loyalty to this country, and feel very responsible to protect it's security.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-24925323818120843762007-10-09T09:20:00.000-04:002007-10-09T09:20:00.000-04:00A sadly timely post given the recent murders in no...A sadly timely post given the recent murders in northern Wisconsin by a peace officer and the subsequent discussions about screening issues.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-30216814912080016382007-10-09T07:36:00.000-04:002007-10-09T07:36:00.000-04:00You might want to read this:Psychiatrists’ Respons...You might want to read this:<BR/><BR/>Psychiatrists’ Responses to<BR/>Requests for Psychiatric Information<BR/>in Federal Personnel Investigations<BR/><BR/>RESOURCE DOCUMENT<BR/><BR/>http://www.psych.org/edu/other_res/lib_archives/archives/200602.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-12346936579493575272007-10-09T06:20:00.000-04:002007-10-09T06:20:00.000-04:00Some of the physically handicapped people I used t...Some of the physically handicapped people I used to work with divided the world into 'crips' and 'TABs' - TAB standing for Temporarily Able-Bodied. That is, the rest of us. We might be able-bodied today, but one day our destinies will catch up with us and we <I>will</I> join the crips in our experience of the universal condition of disability. <BR/><BR/>I like Roy's approach.Alison Cumminshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370841996857073237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-62016876752722067672007-10-09T01:28:00.000-04:002007-10-09T01:28:00.000-04:00The public would crucify them if, say, a compulsiv...The public would crucify them if, say, a compulsive gambler, who'd been treated for such, in desperation to feed his habit, sold secrets or did some such thing, and no one checked on their psych history.<BR/><BR/>Now, in this hypothetical I don't know if a shrink would reply yes or no to the question, but the people haveta check. I think though that most people self-filter themselves out of applying when they see that question, if they have much question at all about themselves, and are afraid to proceed. The rest, well, either have problems they suspect wouldn't raise flags as security issues, or their judgement is enough out of whack they don't realize their kleptomania might not be a problem in applying for that job, or they think such things only apply to other people, or that they're invincible, or just aren't capable of using their judgement correctly in this situation.<BR/><BR/>It's those last that the question is for, really . . . but most people who would be a problem due to something like that, probably have other problematic things show up in the security screening process, before the check on the psychiatrist info gets done.<BR/><BR/>Or something, that's my reasoning, anyway.Sarebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208596053319110470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-18009448478286669932007-10-09T00:27:00.000-04:002007-10-09T00:27:00.000-04:00Oh, my other comment... "There is an element of un...Oh, my other comment... <I>"There is an element of unpredictability to psychiatric disorder."</I><BR/><BR/>Umm, there is an element of unpredictability to human beings.<BR/><BR/>I guess I understand why they do this, because they think that looking into such things increases the chance that they will find a security risk. However, I believe that this artificial feeling of being in greater control may be an even <B>greater</B> security risk, as it permits a false sense of security about all the other people, who did not take an overdose after finding out about the husband's affair. <BR/><BR/><B>Greed</B> is most likely the greatest national security risk. There is no DSM4-TR diagnosis for this affliction. No FDA-approved drug to treat it. No use of Emergency Petitions to force an evaluation. But, I guess it's like the drunk who is looking for his lost car keys under the streetlight, despite the fact that he lost 'em in the alley. The light is better here.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735111026336537653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-18449518715852624362007-10-09T00:04:00.000-04:002007-10-09T00:04:00.000-04:00I get these visits (they usually begin as a phone ...I get these visits (they usually begin as a phone call, followed by a visit in person, I suspect so that they can say they actually met with the treating physician, who said such-and-such). They usually occur 3-6 months after a person with a security clearance is hospitalized (typically, after an ill-considered suicide attempt brought on by either financial or familial distress).<BR/><BR/>My usual comment is that I have no professional reason to believe that the individual represents a security risk. That's about all I say, and this seems to be all they need to hear. (I will point out that they always provide a signed authorization from the pt to release their info, and I always tell the pt about the request and what my response was, so that they do not fret about all the what-ifs.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735111026336537653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-68113743561677765402007-10-08T23:31:00.000-04:002007-10-08T23:31:00.000-04:00why bother with a disclaimer that the patient has ...why bother with a disclaimer that the patient has an illness when you don't really even remember the patient? if you have had an illness can you never recover and get on with life? if you have never had an illness can you be sure you never will? do you really know that you will never ever crack? think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com