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On the emotional well-being of psychiatrists: Overview and rationale

On the emotional well-being of psychiatrists: Overview and rationale THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS: 37:123-129 (1977) ON THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF PSYCHIATRISTS: OVERVIEW AND RATIONALE Elaine J. Knutsen There are two characteristics of our time contributing to the increased openness of concern about the impaired physician. Although the focus of this paper is upon the emotional well-bei ng of the psych iatrist, the broader issue of the impaired physician cannot be separated from it and is therefore pertinent. The two characteristics are the legitimization of concern with the quality of life and the emphasis on the accountability, and therefore on the competence, of the physician. The latter applies to all physicians but has a particular thrust for psychi- atrists because of both the hitherto general privateness of the work of so many of us and the close relationship, particularly in psychotherapeutic endeavors, be- tween our emotional state and our efficacy. In a somewhat different way the legitimization of personal concern about the quality of one's life has a particular pertinence for the psychiatrist in that it raises the question of whether he can allow for himself that which he encourages in his patients. Those of us who are particularly concerned with the issue of the emotional well-being of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

On the emotional well-being of psychiatrists: Overview and rationale

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 37 (2): 7 – Jun 1, 1977

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
1977 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01254640
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Abstract

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS: 37:123-129 (1977) ON THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF PSYCHIATRISTS: OVERVIEW AND RATIONALE Elaine J. Knutsen There are two characteristics of our time contributing to the increased openness of concern about the impaired physician. Although the focus of this paper is upon the emotional well-bei ng of the psych iatrist, the broader issue of the impaired physician cannot be separated from it and is therefore pertinent. The two characteristics are the legitimization of concern with the quality of life and the emphasis on the accountability, and therefore on the competence, of the physician. The latter applies to all physicians but has a particular thrust for psychi- atrists because of both the hitherto general privateness of the work of so many of us and the close relationship, particularly in psychotherapeutic endeavors, be- tween our emotional state and our efficacy. In a somewhat different way the legitimization of personal concern about the quality of one's life has a particular pertinence for the psychiatrist in that it raises the question of whether he can allow for himself that which he encourages in his patients. Those of us who are particularly concerned with the issue of the emotional well-being of

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The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 1977

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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