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Although data exist to support the notion that physician self-care is correlated with patient care, the culture of medicine has traditionally valued the ideals of self-sacrifice and perfectionism—often to the detriment of clinicians themselves. Professional Well-Being: Enhancing Wellness Among Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Mental Health Clinicians, the result of a collaboration by several psychologists and psychiatrists in the School of Medicine at Stanford University, posits a new culture, one that is supportive of the health and well-being of health care professionals and the patients and populations they serve. The book's first section examines individual and systemic barriers to professional well-being, chronicling the unique challenges faced by health care providers at different stages of professional and personal development. Detailed case studies and vignettes illustrate effective methods for reducing burnout while also enhancing professional fulfillment. Thought-provoking discussion questions encourage readers to focus on implementation tactics applicable to their own health care practices. Part II discusses personal resilience and realistic strategies—from the mental and social to the physical—to improve well-being. Specific exercises encourage mental health professionals to engage in pragmatic action for improved personal and professional well-being. Throughout the book, a wealth of tables and figures illustrate important points. The inclusion of ""positive practices"" and recommended readings offers readers the opportunity to integrate what they have learned and to expand their study. Patients benefit when treated by clinicians who value and model self-care. Professional Well-Being outlines for mental health care providers, including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health clinicians, and trainees, how to become such a professional.

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Author:   Grace Gengoux ,  Sanno E. Zack, PhD ,  Jennifer L. Derenne, MD (Stanford University ) ,  Athena Robinson
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9781615372294

ISBN 10:   1615372296
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   23 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I Well-Being and Wellness: An Emerging Imperative for the Health ProfessionsChapter 1. Healthy Clinicians, Healthy Patients Chapter 2. Professional and Personal Developmental MilestonesChapter 3. Burnout and Clinician Mental HealthChapter 4. Approaches to Mental Health Care for Fellow CliniciansChapter 5. Special Challenges for Clinicians-in-TrainingChapter 6. Systems and Supports for Clinician WellnessChapter 7. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Context of Impairment and RecoveryPart II Well-Being and Positive Self-Care: Practical Approaches for Psychiatrists and Mental Health Professionals Chapter 8. Preventive Health Care Strategies: Fostering Positive Self-Care and ResilienceChapter 9. Mindfulness and Spiritual Well-BeingChapter 10. Nutrition and Physical ActivityChapter 11. SleepChapter 12. Relationships and Social ConnectionChapter 13. Psychiatric Care and PsychotherapyChapter 14. Meaningful Professional Index

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Professional Well-Being: Enhancing WellnessAmong Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and MentalHealth Clinicians is an excellent resource for mapping out wellness throughout one's career as aclinician. The book begins with the stressors andmental health concerns that arise early in trainingas a medical student and continues on the paththrough graduate residency training and throughout various stages of the clinician's career. Thechronological and developmental nature of howwellness is discussed is very helpful and relatable.There is also substantial focus on wellness andnonclinical aspects of taking care of one's mentalhealth as well as more clinical approaches, whichcreates a balanced perspective. For example, theauthors emphasize mentorship, informal consultation, and various lifestyle approaches as nonclinical ways to promote wellness. Considerableattention is devoted to the clinical sequalae experienced by clinicians, including burnout, depressivesymptoms, and suicidal thoughts. Sufficient attention is also given to the potentially deleteriousimpact a lack of well-being in a clinician can haveon patient/client care.Some of the strengths of Professional Well-Beingare the details that encourage the reader to thinkcritically about the complexity of treating mentalhealth issues among clinicians. For example, thechapter on considerations for providing care to fellowclinicians is helpful as it provides details on ethicalconsiderations, flexibility in scheduling, and how toapproach therapy without making assumptions thatcould interfere with the therapeutic process. Anotherchapter focuses on building support within systems,highlighting some of the unique challenges (eg, isolation, lack of autonomy) that may arise dependingon the setting where the clinician works, such asprivate practice, hospital, or school system. Thechapter focusing on stressors associated with variouscareer milestones is also quite helpful and encourages clinicians to think about wellness over thecourse of their entire training and career.Other strengths of this book include the broadrange of interventions discussed. The chaptersfocusing on wellness and self-care highlight a numberof useful approaches, including energy management,time in nature, and mindfulness. Engagement inhealth-promoting behaviors, such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, and social connectedness, are addressed.However, the book also discusses the point whenmental health needs reach a higher threshold, and itcovers topics related to impairment and recovery.This book will be appealing to clinicians in themental health field (eg, psychiatrists, psychiatricnurse practitioners, psychologists, mental healthcounselors, and clinical social workers). I think thebook could offer benefit to an even broader readership, such as family physicians, internists, or thosewho practice lifestyle medicine and who treat a highvolume of patients with mental health issues.Questions and vignettes throughout the book makethe chapters more experiential. From my perspective, this book could have been strengthened byincluding even more self-disclosures and personalcase examples. The preface starts with salient examples that are extremely relatable to clinicianspracticing in the mental health field and more ofsuch examples throughout the later chapters wouldhave been helpful.In summary, Professional Well-Being: EnhancingWellness Among Psychiatrists, Psychologists, andMental Health Clinicians is a great resource forclinicians. I recommend reading it early duringtraining because many of the resources and strategies described are preventive and promote positivemental health. However, it is applicable to clinicians at any level including those who are moreadvanced in the profession. The focus of the book onwell-being is especially timely as the COVID-19pandemic continues. COVID and the associated lossand uncertainty have created more demand andneed for mental health care which in turn createsincreased stress, greater work demands, and risk ofburnout for providers. This book is a great reminderto all clinicians-especially those treating patientsand clients with mental health concerns-not toforget about their own wellness and to make ita priority so that they may provide the best carepossible. -- Katherine Daly, PhD * Journal pf Psychiatric Practice *

Professional Well-Being: Enhancing WellnessAmong Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and MentalHealth Clinicians is an excellent resource for mapping out wellness throughout one's career as aclinician. The book begins with the stressors andmental health concerns that arise early in trainingas a medical student and continues on the paththrough graduate residency training and throughout various stages of the clinician's career. Thechronological and developmental nature of howwellness is discussed is very helpful and relatable.There is also substantial focus on wellness andnonclinical aspects of taking care of one's mentalhealth as well as more clinical approaches, whichcreates a balanced perspective. For example, theauthors emphasize mentorship, informal consultation, and various lifestyle approaches as nonclinical ways to promote wellness. Considerableattention is devoted to the clinical sequalae experienced by clinicians, including burnout, depressivesymptoms, and suicidal thoughts. Sufficient attention is also given to the potentially deleteriousimpact a lack of well-being in a clinician can haveon patient/client care.Some of the strengths of Professional Well-Beingare the details that encourage the reader to thinkcritically about the complexity of treating mentalhealth issues among clinicians. For example, thechapter on considerations for providing care to fellowclinicians is helpful as it provides details on ethicalconsiderations, flexibility in scheduling, and how toapproach therapy without making assumptions thatcould interfere with the therapeutic process. Anotherchapter focuses on building support within systems,highlighting some of the unique challenges (eg, isolation, lack of autonomy) that may arise dependingon the setting where the clinician works, such asprivate practice, hospital, or school system. Thechapter focusing on stressors associated with variouscareer milestones is also quite helpful and encourages clinicians to think about wellness over thecourse of their entire training and career.Other strengths of this book include the broadrange of interventions discussed. The chaptersfocusing on wellness and self-care highlight a numberof useful approaches, including energy management,time in nature, and mindfulness. Engagement inhealth-promoting behaviors, such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, and social connectedness, are addressed.However, the book also discusses the point whenmental health needs reach a higher threshold, and itcovers topics related to impairment and recovery.This book will be appealing to clinicians in themental health field (eg, psychiatrists, psychiatricnurse practitioners, psychologists, mental healthcounselors, and clinical social workers). I think thebook could offer benefit to an even broader readership, such as family physicians, internists, or thosewho practice lifestyle medicine and who treat a highvolume of patients with mental health issues.Questions and vignettes throughout the book makethe chapters more experiential. From my perspective, this book could have been strengthened byincluding even more self-disclosures and personalcase examples. The preface starts with salient examples that are extremely relatable to clinicianspracticing in the mental health field and more ofsuch examples throughout the later chapters wouldhave been helpful.In summary, Professional Well-Being: EnhancingWellness Among Psychiatrists, Psychologists, andMental Health Clinicians is a great resource forclinicians. I recommend reading it early duringtraining because many of the resources and strategies described are preventive and promote positivemental health. However, it is applicable to clinicians at any level including those who are moreadvanced in the profession. The focus of the book onwell-being is especially timely as the COVID-19pandemic continues. COVID and the associated lossand uncertainty have created more demand andneed for mental health care which in turn createsincreased stress, greater work demands, and risk ofburnout for providers. This book is a great reminderto all clinicians—especially those treating patientsand clients with mental health concerns—not toforget about their own wellness and to make ita priority so that they may provide the best carepossible. -- Katherine Daly, PhD * Journal pf Psychiatric Practice *

Author Information

Grace W. Gengoux, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Sanno E. Zack, Ph.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Jennifer L. Derenne, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Athena Robinson, Ph.D., is Chief Clinical Officer at Woebot Labs, Inc. in San Francisco, California. Laura B. Dunn, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is Chairman and Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine; Editor-in-Chief of the journal Academic Medicine; and Editor-in-Chief, Books, at American Psychiatric Association Publishing in Washington, D.C.

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