1. A Complicated Case of Psychiatric Disability.
- Author
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Long, Barbara, Brown, Andrew O., Sassano-Higgins, Sean, Morrison, David "Daven" E., and Hunter, Ben
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DIAGNOSIS of post-traumatic stress disorder , *CONFIDENCE , *CONFLICT of interests , *COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (Psychology) , *EMPLOYEE attitudes , *EMPLOYMENT reentry , *INDUSTRIAL relations , *JOB stress , *MENTAL health services , *PESSIMISM , *PHYSICIAN-patient relations , *PSYCHIATRISTS , *WORK environment , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *FUNCTIONAL assessment , *ATTITUDES toward illness - Abstract
The article describes the case of a 50-year old factory manager who requested disability from his psychiatrist after he was fired for initiating unapproved safety practices. Topics covered include his claim that he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms caused by the harassment he was subjected to and to wrongful termination, the problem with patient-defined disability, and the issues that psychiatrists need to consider when dealing with patients requesting disability.
- Published
- 2019