tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post6201805054469311796..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: One Doctor's Struggles With Depression, Addiction, and Recovery: Finding Hope in An Intolerant ProfessionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-46445210427207350932018-01-10T16:34:07.966-05:002018-01-10T16:34:07.966-05:00Nice post here, nice column at Psych News, and a t...Nice post here, nice column at Psych News, and a tremendous shame that physicians, while held to legitimate higher standards when found to be impaired from using substances or other behaviors disrupting the ability to practice, continue to be ostracized and marginalized even after they legitimately, responsibly achieve recovery. Why are we as physicians putting up with this hideous double standard?!<br /><br />Yours above and Dr Philaya's accounting in separate writings only reinforce at the end of the day that silence and avoidance has more benefits than risks, as long as State Boards and other Federal oversight organizations show little if any ability to recognize that recovery deserves a return of trust. <br /><br />Oh, and what is even more heinous and inconsistent is how many colleagues get free passes for inappropriate, disruptive behaviors because of characterological disorders outside of substance or other dependency issues. Treating colleagues and other ancillary care associates like crap because of horrendous, persistent narcissistic, antisocial, or histrionic traits or frank disorders needs not only accountability, but at times professional liability by license suspension if not frank revocation per the acts of harm and disruption that go on in offices, hospitals, and even within the community in general.<br /><br />I know the latter personally after being ostracized and forced to leave my community over 15 years ago because having witnessed repetitively a Harvey Weinstein-esque type of pervasive undermining of the mental health community in an Eastern Shore town and then trying to have it identified and managed by State Regulatory Agencies.<br /><br />We are in times of profoundly disabling hypocrisy and enabling, for several reasons but the most disgusting just for sheer motivation to maintain standing and influence by these dysfunctional and crass "leaders" and "pillars of influence", be it politically, professionally, academically, and other elements throughout communities in the country.<br /><br />Silence breeds evil and contempt for justice and accountability, and a shame when those who do take risks to to what is right and respectful are just slapped down further. I hope Dr Philaya gains much success and respect in his future travels.<br /><br />Doubtful he will experience it with professional colleagues for the most part, and isn't that a disgusting shame for both me to write and readers to consider?!<br /><br />Joel Hassman, MDJoel Hassman MDhttp://therapyfirst.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-89281060138452548612018-01-10T11:22:40.256-05:002018-01-10T11:22:40.256-05:00Please do not legitimize the term "burnout&qu...Please do not legitimize the term "burnout" which has never been validated as a mental disorder, but is a blatant euphemism intended to blame physicians for abuse of physicians by bureaucrats, administrators and others. <br /><br />The solution is not "treatment," but rather for physicians to push back, fight back, and remove themselves from the abusive situation.moviedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617061594621924756noreply@blogger.com