Psychiatric Times.

What's Your Challenge?

January 17, 2012

What is the single biggest challenge you face as a clinician?

We invite your comments in the "Join the Conversation" box below . . .

by Adam Kilroe | February 12, 2012 7:31 PM EST

I consider myself fortunate to work in the NHS in the UK. I am a Community Mental Health Nurse and before that I was a Forensic Mental Health Nurse specialising in Forensic Personality Disorders at the xtreme end of NHS provision.
The biggest challenges for me and those like me are:
1) Being stiffled by paperwork, which reduces the time we have with our patients
2) Having to work to minimum standards because of work pressure, which means that we have to be more reactive rather than proactive
3) Other professions being "precious" about their work. We are very skilled, experienced and very well informed by research, yet when we implement research based practice - which is a legal requirement - it ruffles feathers, so we have to pretend that we don't know what we are doing so we can do what we know to be best pactice.

by MUNIR HAMIRANI | February 04, 2012 1:19 AM EST

My biggest challenge is the drop out rates and relapses in a relatively controllable and curable condition like Major depression. Prof M. Munir Hamirani

by Susan Jahn | February 02, 2012 8:48 PM EST

you can have all the academics. that certainly does not make you more apt/capable of understanding or addressing someone else's gaps or valleys in life. Obstacles--I would say not opening oneself to creative and intuitive thinking.

by Henry Altenberg | February 02, 2012 3:40 PM EST

As a psychiarist for the past 63 years and still practicing the eality that none of us can help everyone - a fantasy I had for the first 20-25 years. I can attempt to offer hopoe, but accept my limitations without blaming the patient.
Perhaps the next reinarnation will be a happier one.

by Melanie Lobel | February 02, 2012 1:44 PM EST

"Physician Associate"implies that you have an equal training to a "Physician". I suggest you go to Medical School if you want to be called an "Associate". We all have to pay our dues!

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