The physician as patient a clinical handbook for mental health professionals /

• Main Author: Myers, Michael F.
• Other Authors: Gabbard, Glen O.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., c2008.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Subjects: Physicians > Mental health.; Physicians > Psychology.; Mental Disorders.; Physicians > psychology.; Psychotherapy > methods.; PSYCHOLOGY > General. > Psychotherapy; Electronic books.
• Online Access: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.; View fulltext via EzAccess; R2 Digital Library
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 242 p.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-233) and index.
• ISBN: 9781585628780 (electronic bk.); 1585628786 (electronic bk.); 1585623121; 9781585623129

Professionals treating physicians need to be attuned to a host of considerations not applicable to other patients?coverage found in The Physician as Patient. This practical handbook combines the perspectives of two seasoned psychiatrists who have been assessing and treating physicians for more than 30 years and who here discuss not only common illnesses and problems seen in doctors but also the many biopsychosocial treatments that are indicated. Myers and Gabbard consider such issues as the uniqueness of the physician?s psychological makeup that facilitates or impedes diagnosis and treatment,