We Have Seen Psychiatry’s Public Image and It Is Ours American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting May 8, 2012 Robert Hsiung, MD

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Psychiatry’s Image in the Mass Media

Psychiatry’s Image in New Media

Being mindful of our public image = ?

Being mindful of our public image = Professionalism

Section 2 A physician shall uphold the standards of professionalism, be honest in all professional interactions and strive to report physicians deficient in character or competence, or engaging in fraud or deception to appropriate entities. Principles of Medical Ethics American Medical Association

The requirement that the physician conduct himself/herself with propriety in his or her profession and in all the actions of his or her life is especially important in the case of the psychiatrist because the patient tends to model his or her behavior after that of his or her psychiatrist by identification. Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry American Psychiatric Association

% reporting usage of online social networks medical students93.5 residents79.4 practicing physicians41.6 Bosslet GT et al. J Gen Intern Med Oct; 26 (10):

% of medical schools reporting violations of patient confidentiality13 use of profanity52 frankly discriminatory language48 depictions of intoxication39 sexually suggestive material38 any posting of unprofessional content60 Chretien KC et al. JAMA. 2009; 302(12):

AADPRT Professionalism and the Internet Vignettes A psychiatrist is informed by a current patient that a former patient has been systematically logging on to websites for patients and saying things that are untrue about the psychiatrist. Dr. A, a resident leaving a hospital, decides to send his friends a Facebook update. “Just finished with a lousy 24 year old jerk,“ Dr A writes. “A soldier complaining of pain = an addict.”

Workshop 129 Blogs and Tweets, Texting and Friending: Teaching about Professionalism and the Internet Sandra M DeJong, MD Wednesday 9: :30 Room 101

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ScattergoodEthx Here's the line up for the Ethics Track at the APA: psychiatric-association-2012-annual- meeting-ethics-track

WriteWithStan "Ethics & the APA"...now that's funny :)

dr_bob hashtag becomes virtual battleground: protesters as well as psychiatrists at #APAAM12 dr_bob learning experientially about the negative impact of repeated unwanted posts in an online forum

soulflsepulcher Have fun talking abt psychiatry's public the hashtag is a public domain btw is ignorantly assuming the Psychiatry & APA critics are in for him..they are here to send a warning that should be heeded

dr_bob goal of virtual reality is same as that of transference: to bring the problem "into the room" goal of psychiatric virtual reality is same as the rest of our psychiatric sham: to block criticism from convention rooms

not here to engage your kind in discussion or viewpoints. Here to confront & expose you..call it SHOUTING all U want dr_bob thx for your welcome :) Now you can get back to your regularly scheduled drug shilling & DSM5 promotion Bob....

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