Physician Mental Health and Well-Being

Kirk J. Brower, M.D. is professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan (U-M) and executive director of U-M Addiction Treatment Services. Board-certified in both addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry, he serves as the training director of the ACGME-accredited UM Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program.  As psychiatric consultant for the Michigan Medicine Office of Clinical Affairs, as well as a certified Medical Review Officer, he evaluates and makes recommendations for physicians whose impaired or disruptive behaviors potentially threaten the work environment and the safety of patients.  He also is a qualified provider for, and treats physicians enrolled in, the State of Michigan Health Professionals Recovery Program. Dr. Brower is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.  His research focuses on improving treatment outcomes for patients with substance use disorders.  He has served on the Editorial Board of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research and authored or co-authored over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles.Michelle B. Riba, M.D., M.S. is clinical professor and Associate Director of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center, and Director of the PsychOncology Program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Currently, she is Secretary for Scientific Publications for the World Psychiatry Association. Dr. Riba’s clinical and research interests include primary care psychiatry, depression and cardiovascular disease, psychoncology, and the role of screening for distress in patients with medical illness. She has served on the editorial board of Psychiatric Services and Cancer News on the Net, Current Psychiatry and has served on the editorial advisory board of the American Psychiatric Press, Inc. She is a reviewer for Psycho-Oncology; Academic Psychiatry; Psychiatric Services; Journal of Psychiatric Practice; and Psychosomatic Medicine; Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. She has co-edited 15 editions of The American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry series. She has co-edited Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy: A Collaborative Approach; Primary Care Psychiatry; and The Doctor-Patient Relationship in Pharmacotherapy: Improving Treatment Effectiveness and has edited or co-written another 15 books.

“In Physician Mental Health and Well-Being: Research and Practice, editors Kirk Brower and Michelle Riba aim to identify and illustrate the complex and multifaceted issues associated with the mental health and well-being of our society’s healers. … This book also provides an in-depth look at moderating effects, mechanisms, and consequences of poor physician health, supported by evidence-based research and theories.” (William F. Chaplin and Jazmin N. Mogavero, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (50), December, 2017)

• Part I – Presenting Issues.-  1. Physician Burnout and Wellness.- 2. Work-Associated Trauma.- 3. Disruptive and Unprofessional Behaviors.- 4. Suicidal Behaviors in Physicians.- 5. Physician Impairment and Safety To Practice.-  Part II - Underlying Clinical Problems.- 6. Physician Mental Health – Depression and Anxiety.- 7. Manic and Hypomanic States.- 8. Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors Among Physicians.- 9. Cognitive Changes.- 10. Personality Traits.- Part III - Interventions.- 11. Self-Care, Resilience, and Work-Life Balance.- 12. Physician Health Programs: The U.S. Model.- 13. Organizational Level Interventions to Promote Physician Health and Well-Being: From Taking Care of Physicians to Giving Care to Patients.