For a medical doctor who went on the specialise in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioural disorders it's not.
The duty of care is to the patient. Personalised treatment based on evidenced circumstances is how they heal. Being a soundbite on a polarising gossip rag for sensationalism is dangerous and could lead to vulnerable people being harmed.
If this doctor wishes to drop their medical licence and become a therapist that's fine. But as a doctor they should be punished for unprofessional conduct.
Well they are a medical doctor trying to take on the role of Therapist, that's already a failure on their part from the top. A specialized doctor doesn't try to also be a primary care physician beyond a very basic level for a reason.
Its a problem with Psychiatrists in general, in that they feel like they are Super Therapists who can be both the "counselor" and the "pill fairy" approaching situations from all angles.
For a fair-weather therapist that's fine.
For a medical doctor who went on the specialise in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioural disorders it's not.
The duty of care is to the patient. Personalised treatment based on evidenced circumstances is how they heal. Being a soundbite on a polarising gossip rag for sensationalism is dangerous and could lead to vulnerable people being harmed.
If this doctor wishes to drop their medical licence and become a therapist that's fine. But as a doctor they should be punished for unprofessional conduct.
Well they are a medical doctor trying to take on the role of Therapist, that's already a failure on their part from the top. A specialized doctor doesn't try to also be a primary care physician beyond a very basic level for a reason.
Its a problem with Psychiatrists in general, in that they feel like they are Super Therapists who can be both the "counselor" and the "pill fairy" approaching situations from all angles.