Crown Too much rain loosens trees. In the hills giant oaks fall upon their knees. You can touch parts you have no right to— places only birds should fly to (1). As psychiatrists we can touch parts of peoples minds and lives that we have no right to. The suffering experienced by our patients loosens the usual boundaries of what is ordinarily shared between people, and we are given the privilege—though not the right—to help our patients understand and bear their suffering. We do this by learning about the inner experiences of our patients; about their relationships, thoughts, feelings, and fears; about symptoms and deficits; about their decisions, their circumstances; about their losses; and about their adaptations to a life they often did not expect, hope for, or "deserve." We witness the progression of disease and stand with our patients as they shoulder their burdens and endure misunderstanding and stigma. Although we seldom cure illness or injury in the exact same manner that some physicians in other fields can, we do go about the work of healing through all of these human tasks. This is our privilege. We have this privilege as psychiatrists because of our membership in
Professionalism in Psychiatry: A Very Special Collection
Abstract
Crown Too much rain loosens trees. In the hills giant oaks fall upon their knees. You can touch parts you have no right to— places only birds should fly to (1). As psychiatrists we can touch parts of peoples minds and lives that we have no right to. The suffering experienced by our patients loosens the usual boundaries of what is ordinarily shared between people, and we are given the privilege—though not the right—to help our patients understand and bear their suffering. We do this by learning about the inner experiences of our patients; about their relationships, thoughts, feelings, and fears; about symptoms and deficits; about their decisions, their circumstances; about their losses; and about their adaptations to a life they often did not expect, hope for, or "deserve." We witness the progression of disease and stand with our patients as they shoulder their burdens and endure misunderstanding and stigma. Although we seldom cure illness or injury in the exact same manner that some physicians in other fields can, we do go about the work of healing through all of these human tasks. This is our privilege. We have this privilege as psychiatrists because of our membership inPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
/lp/american-psychiatric-publishing-inc-journal/professionalism-in-psychiatry-a-very-special-collection-jtykZ53aDd
Welcome to DeepDyve! Rent Premier Research Articles and Save Up to 90%
Preview Only
Professionalism in Psychiatry: A Very Special Collection
Weiss Roberts, Laura
Follow Academic Psychiatry
, Volume 33 (6): 429
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Nov 1, 2009
More Info
More Like This Article
View All dataSource[]=actageo&dataSource[]=aspet&dataSource[]=aaos&dataSource[]=aacc&dataSource[]=aacr&dataSource[]=aea&dataSource[]=aip&dataSource[]=ajnr&dataSource[]=ams&dataSource[]=aps_physical&dataSource[]=appi_book&dataSource[]=appi_journal&dataSource[]=apha&dataSource[]=asip&dataSource[]=asm&dataSource[]=asn&dataSource[]=aspb&dataSource[]=avs&dataSource[]=annual_reviews&dataSource[]=arxiv&dataSource[]=acm&dataSource[]=berghahn&dataSource[]=cabi&dataSource[]=clinical_trials&dataSource[]=dailymed&dataSource[]=degruyter&dataSource[]=du_press&dataSource[]=esa&dataSource[]=eu_press&dataSource[]=elsevier&dataSource[]=emerald&dataSource[]=ejtr&dataSource[]=emea&dataSource[]=epo&dataSource[]=faseb&dataSource[]=gsa&dataSource[]=health_affairs&dataSource[]=hindawi&dataSource[]=imanager&dataSource[]=imedpub&dataSource[]=informa_healthcare&dataSource[]=informs&dataSource[]=iop&dataSource[]=iucr&dataSource[]=iospress&dataSource[]=jbjs&dataSource[]=leftcoast&dataSource[]=lu_press&dataSource[]=mesharpe&dataSource[]=mary_ann_liebert&dataSource[]=medline&dataSource[]=mit_press&dataSource[]=nature&dataSource[]=oxford&dataSource[]=pier_professional&dataSource[]=pnas&dataSource[]=portlandpress&dataSource[]=psyc_articles&dataSource[]=psyc_books&dataSource[]=psyc_critiques&dataSource[]=plos_journal&dataSource[]=pubmed_central&dataSource[]=rsna&dataSource[]=rockefeller&dataSource[]=rcn&dataSource[]=ria&dataSource[]=rsc&dataSource[]=sage&dataSource[]=spie&dataSource[]=springer_journal&dataSource[]=springer&dataSource[]=taylor_francis&dataSource[]=aps&dataSource[]=the_scientist&dataSource[]=uc_press&dataSource[]=uspto_abstract&dataSource[]=wiley&dataSource[]=pct
© 2012 DeepDyve, Inc. All rights reserved.
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
