Physician as Patient

This excellent and well written book tackles a very difficult subject with care and concern, but manages to remain pragmatic and objective. The sections on suicidality, the culture of medicine, and professional boundary violations are particularly good. The case examples are relevant and appropriate and the writing is clear and unambiguous. I would highly recommend this book to anyone -- licensing board members, deans, clinicians -- who is involved with treating ill physicians. Doody Enterprises Myers and Gabbard have made a significant contribution to physician mental health. While reading this book, I repeatedly muttered to myself," they really get it." On page after page, I consistently admired the authors' ability to reflect upon their experience with their corresponding impact on mental health. Their ability to integrate clinical assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapy with medical culture and physician characteristic makes this book very useful to a wide audience. PsycCRITIQUES This is a valuable, and much needed, resource for any mental health professional who treats physicians and their families. It should also be read by administrators concerned with the future of impaired physicians. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease This book a gift of wisdom and generosity from authors who have been in the trenches for decades caring for physicians-and the medical profession as a whole. Their experiences are exposed thought case vignettes, and their breath and depth of knowledge are succinctly revealed. Dr. Michael F. Myers and Dr. Glen O. Gabbard ably entreat a paradigm shift in the culture of medicine and the care of physicians. This is a must-read text. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry This handbook, co-authored by two of the leading psychoanalytic educators in Northern America, covers an important topic rarely addressed in the training of mental health care providers: providing treatment to the physician-patient. The entire book is an easy read and very well written. David Baron, M.S.,Ed., D.O., Psychiatric Services