{"id":1830,"date":"2023-06-02T20:11:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perthescortsdirectory.com.au\/blog\/embracing-imperfection-as-healers-psychology-today-australia\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T20:11:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:41:36","slug":"embracing-imperfection-as-healers-psychology-today-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perthescortsdirectory.com.au\/blog\/embracing-imperfection-as-healers-psychology-today-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Imperfection as Healers | Psychology Today Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>I\u2019ve dedicated my journalistic life to reducing mental health stigma. I hope to help do that with this article by telling you: I am a psychiatrist who has suffered from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/depression\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at depression\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There has historically been a myth that doctors\u2014especially psychiatrists\u2014are fundamentally different from their patients. As a medical student, and perhaps even more strongly as a psychiatry resident, I was taught to maintain that invisible line between doctor and patient. My training director encouraged our residency class to seek <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/therapy\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at psychotherapy\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">psychotherapy<\/a> in order to understand the process for the benefit of patients. But <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/psychopharmacology\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at medication\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">medication<\/a>? No one talked about that. <\/p>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ron Lach\/Pexels\" class=\"image-article_inline_half_caption\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.psychologytoday.com\/assets\/styles\/article_inline_half_caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2023-06\/pexels-ron-lach-.jpg?itok=5v_Tu1UE\" title=\"Ron Lach\/Pexels\" width=\"320\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Source: Ron Lach\/Pexels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an unpublished 2003 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/psychnews.psychiatryonline.org\/doi\/full\/10.1176\/pn.38.5.0018\"><strong>study<\/strong><\/a>, Dr. Steven Roose, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia, canvassed psychiatry residents about divulging personal information. The residents were generally comfortable revealing that they were in psychotherapy\u2014but not pharmacotherapy. Perhaps admitting that you were taking medication was equivalent to disclosing weakness or, even worse, serious illness.<\/p>\n<p>It was with much relief that I recently found Dr. Ken Duckworth\u2019s new book, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/Support-Education\/Publications-Reports\/You-Are-Not-Alone\"><em>You Are Not Alone<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> Duckworth, the Chief Medical Officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), was one of my mentors during my <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/psychiatry\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at psychiatric\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">psychiatric<\/a> residency. He had many reasons for writing the book, but a desire to tell real peoples\u2019 stories of mental illness and recovery\u2014including his own\u2014was at its heart. The book is a resource that answers many of the most commonly posed questions about emotional disorders. Duckworth moves deftly from updating us on the latest treatment options for, say, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/addiction\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at addiction\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">addiction<\/a> to the stories of those who have lived mental illness from the inside. No one remains anonymous\u2014all interviewees have chosen to reveal their full names.<\/p>\n<p>One of Duckworth\u2019s themes is the value of using lived experience as expertise. Our travails can guide us towards helping others and assist in making meaning of our lives and careers. He shares some of his own ordeals, including an episode of depression and a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/child-development\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at childhood\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">childhood<\/a> spent with a father who had severe <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/bipolar-disorder\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at bipolar disorder\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">bipolar disorder<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Micheile Henderson\/Unsplash\" class=\"image-article_inline_half_caption\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.psychologytoday.com\/assets\/styles\/article_inline_half_caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2023-06\/micheile-henderson%20unsplash.jpg?itok=eDYwLNmn\" title=\"Micheile Henderson\/Unsplash\" width=\"320\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Source: Micheile Henderson\/Unsplash<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Duckworth tells me that his father was hospitalized for months at a time. \u201cThen he would come home better, and we\u2019d go to the ballgame\u2026 no one would talk about his illness,\u201d he said. In his psychiatry residency applications, Duckworth was honest about his dad\u2019s illness as the driving force in his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/career\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at career\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">career<\/a> choice. But he found that residency interviewers were not welcoming or understanding. \u201cI laid it all out there about my dad\u2019s illness, and it was ignored by almost every program across America.\u201d He was afraid that his years-long dream to become a psychiatrist and help those like his dad would end in defeat.<\/p>\n<p>That same year, I was suffering as a medical student. Depression is never convenient, but it can be devastating for a student just starting out in training. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/perfectionism\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at Perfectionism\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">Perfectionism<\/a>, high expectations, and a history of academic achievement can all contribute to a downward spiral when you\u2019re faced with exceptional academic demands and personal setbacks. The truth is that my nascent medical career almost ended in medical school when I became severely depressed and needed to take a leave of absence. The administrators were not sympathetic or understanding, and I felt like an utter failure.<\/p>\n<p>I had already been leaning toward a career as a psychiatrist. Once I recovered, I was certain of my path. I needed to learn more about how mental illness and stigma interlocked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jonathan Borba\/Pexels\" class=\"image-article_inline_half_caption\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.psychologytoday.com\/assets\/styles\/article_inline_half_caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2023-06\/pexels-jonathan-borba.jpg?itok=7gZiOW2M\" title=\"Jonathan Borba\/Pexels\" width=\"320\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Source: Jonathan Borba\/Pexels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Depression among medical students and residents is alarmingly common. A 2016 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2016.17324\"><strong>review study<\/strong><\/a> found that 27 percent of medical students experienced depression, while 11 percent had <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/suicide\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at suicidal\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">suicidal<\/a> ideation. The rate of depression among resident physicians has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2015.15845\"><strong>ranged<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>from 20.9 percent to 43.2 percent, depending on the instrument used. These numbers are significantly higher than rates of depression reported for the general 18-29-year-old population. Things don\u2019t get better after residency. Doctors have particularly high rates of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/anxiety\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at anxiety\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">anxiety<\/a>, depression, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1176\/appi.ajp.161.12.2295\"><strong>suicide<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>throughout their careers.<\/p>\n<p>As the Chief Medical Officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Dr. Christine Yu Moutier (a Duckworth interviewee) is on the front lines of saving lives. As a medical student at the University of California at San Diego, she experienced mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, and an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/eating-disorders\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at eating disorder\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">eating disorder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started getting panic attacks on my pediatrics rotation. I left the rotation one day, walked into the office of my Dean of Student Affairs, and tried to quit medical school,\u201d says Moutier. <\/p>\n<p>But Moutier did recover after a leave of absence and therapy. She finished medical school and, as a psychiatrist, ended up working herself as the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Medical <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/basics\/education\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at Education\" class=\"basics-link\" hreflang=\"en-AU\">Education<\/a> at UCSD.<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-group card-group--condensed card-group--border-bottom d-lg-none\">\n<p>Depression Essential Reads<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"insertArea\">\n<div class=\"image-article-inline-half\">\n<div class=\"insert-inner\">\n<div class=\"insert-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nik Shuliahin\/Unsplash\" class=\"image-article_inline_half_caption\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.psychologytoday.com\/assets\/styles\/article_inline_half_caption\/public\/field_blog_entry_images\/2023-06\/Nik%20Shuliahin%20Unsplash.jpg?itok=PrCUG61K\" title=\"Nik Shuliahin\/Unsplash\" width=\"320\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Source: Nik Shuliahin\/Unsplash<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Moutier\u2019s personal experiences, like Duckworth\u2019s, have fueled her passion for reducing the stigma of mental illness. Moutier founded the Healer Education Assessment and Referral (HEAR) program at UC San Diego, making it easier for medical professionals to access mental health treatment. She feels that her personal suffering has been essential in allowing her to advocate for others.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to the present. A young woman named Pranita Mainali (another Duckworth interviewee) is a psychiatry resident at Case Western Reserve University\/Metrohealth Hospital in Ohio. Like Duckworth, Mainali grew up with a parent who had a severe mental illness. Mainali credits her childhood experiences with igniting her fervor for psychiatry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy journey was painful, and my passion for psychiatry comes from my immense love for my mother,\u201d says Mainali. Sadly, Mainali\u2019s residency interview experiences reveal that stigma remains: \u201cOne interviewer asked for proof that my mother had depression; another asked what medications she had tried and failed. I found these responses insensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In truth, we psychiatrists have many motivations for healing. Having taken an informal poll among colleagues, I have learned that some of us are simply fascinated by the brain and the psyche, while others\u2014like those interviewed here\u2014have intensely personal reasons to enter the field. Regardless of the reason, our vulnerabilities can help us grow as healers. Somewhere along the way, we can\u2014and must\u2014embrace that we are as deeply human as our patients.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/au\/blog\/the-doctor-is-out-and-about\/202306\/embracing-imperfection-as-healers\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] I\u2019ve dedicated my journalistic life to reducing mental health stigma. I hope to help do that with this article by telling you: I am a psychiatrist who has suffered from depression. 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