The patient within — psychopathology in the helping professions

Doctors, like other health professionals, show increased rates of psychological morbidity, including anxiety, depression, suicide, drug and alcohol misuse and professional exhaustion (burnout). This might be due in part to the pressures of clinical work, but might also reflect Malan's ‘helping profession syndrome’, in which an individual chooses, usually unconsciously, to work as a carer as a response to personal vulnerability, or ‘the patient within’. This paper reviews the literature relating to the complex relationship that health professionals have with their work role, discusses the implications for the profession, and proposes areas of prophylactic or remedial action.

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Young Males Attending a Family-Planning Clinic: Some Ideas about Consequences of Child Abuse

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1999.85.2.529 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 85 (2) ◽

pp. 529-532

Author(s):

PEggy B. Smith ◽

Maxine L. Weinman ◽

Ruth S. Buzi

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Family Planning ◽

Behavioral Problems ◽

Substance Misuse ◽

Alcohol Misuse ◽

Family Planning Clinic ◽

Young Males ◽

Medical Needs ◽

Drug And Alcohol

33 young males attending a family-planning clinic were asked about the consequences of child abuse as it affects behavioral problems of teens and their interest in programs that deal specifically with these problems. Nine reported they had been victims of abuse. Most believed that drug and alcohol misuse and suicide were the major consequences of child abuse. Fifteen were interested in programs for prevention of child abuse but not for specific problems such as substance misuse and smoking cessation. This study's findings suggest that family-planning clinics with services for males must address their behavioral as well as medical needs.

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12 Drug and alcohol misuse

Obstetrics and Gynaecology: An evidence-based text for MRCOG (2E) ◽

10.1201/b13306-25 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 149-156

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Misuse ◽

Drug And Alcohol

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Drug and alcohol misuse in pregnancy

Antenatal Disorders for the MRCOG and Beyond ◽

10.1017/cbo9781107585799.019 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 169-188

Author(s):

Julia Bodle

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Misuse ◽

Drug And Alcohol ◽

In Pregnancy

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mHealth

Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration - Telemedicine and E-Health Services, Policies, and Applications ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0888-7.ch007 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 151-178 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mowafa Househ ◽

Elizabeth M. Borycki ◽

Andre W. Kushniruk ◽

Sarah Alofaysan

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Information Needs ◽

Clinical Work ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Current Application ◽

Healthy Behaviors ◽

Mobile Social Networking ◽

Mobile Health Applications ◽

Patient Groups

The mHealth field focuses on the use of mobile technologies to support hospital care, healthy behavior, patient monitoring, and educational awareness. It is a new field that is developing rapidly, with thousands of mHealth applications developed within the last two years alone. In this chapter, the authors discuss the current state of, and the opportunities and challenges within, the mHealth field. They also introduce the term Mobile Social Networking Healthcare (MSN-Healthcare), which they define as follows: “The use of mobile health applications that incorporate social networking tools to promote healthy behaviors and awareness among patient groups and communities.” This concept has not been introduced in previous literature. This chapter is organized as follows: 1) introduction and background of mHealth; 2) opportunities for the implementation of mHealth in relation to chronic disease management, the education of health professionals, the needs of health professionals, and the decision-making process for patients and clinicians; 3) challenges concerning implementation and usability, information needs, and interactions with clinical work; 4) current application uses; and 5) future trends and conclusion.

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Working with interpreters

Oxford Textbook of Migrant Psychiatry ◽

10.1093/med/9780198833741.003.0039 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 335-342

Author(s):

Rachel Tribe

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Meaning Making ◽

Clinical Work ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Service Users ◽

Cultural Brokers ◽

New Knowledge ◽

Ways Of Thinking

Psychiatrists will come into contact with service users who do not use English or the language of the country to which they have migrated. The professional responsibilities of all mental health professionals carry an obligation to serve all members of our communities equitably and impartially; this will include people who have migrated and are not fluent in the language of their chosen country of migration. Working with interpreters and cultural brokers can be an enriching and informative experience for psychiatrists, which can lead to the development of new knowledge. This is in addition to the challenging of what may be taken-for-granted knowledge, as well as the development of additional skills and ways of thinking about mental health. Interpreters and cultural brokers can, in addition to translating the language, explain relevant cultural factors, which are important to the clinical work and the meaning-making of service users and gain additional perspectives.

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Drugs and alcohol in the workplace

Fitness for Work ◽

10.1093/med/9780199643240.003.0024 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 490-506 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

David Brown ◽

Henrietta Bowden-Jones

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Misuse ◽

Problem Drinking ◽

Well Being ◽

Public Confidence ◽

Occupational Physicians ◽

Drugs And Alcohol ◽

Output Performance ◽

Patterns Of Use ◽

Legal Implications ◽

Drug And Alcohol

Drug and alcohol misuse is present at all levels of society and throughout the world although the patterns of use, the substances involved, and the prevailing attitudes vary widely. However it presents, drug and alcohol misuse is a particularly challenging issue for employers, managers, and occupational physicians. These include the effects of drugs and alcohol on health and well-being and the direct and indirect effects on output, performance, and behaviour at work. There are legal implications if employees are under the influence of alcohol or drugs or in possession of illegal drugs where there may be a degree of vicarious liability for the employer. Management may have limited tolerance towards such individuals and there may be significant issues regarding public confidence towards those involved in safety critical industries. Whilst attitudes towards alcohol in society and the workplace appears to be hardening, the distinction between what is acceptable drinking and problem drinking is often blurred.

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