Involuntary Commitment: Would you do it Again?

Ah, we're back to an old topic, involuntary hospitalization.  Some people say they'd rather die than live through a week in a hospital again.  I actually have not ever heard anyone say that about jail.  I thought I'd ask if everyone feels that way.  If you are very much against the idea, but have not been involuntarily hospitalized yourself, please-please-please, don't take my poll.  
 

Thank you and Go Ravens!

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Recent posts on forced treatment:
Jan 9: Forced Treatment: Does it Help? ("make psychiatric care something patients want to get")
Jan 13: I'm Sorry ("I'm sorry that... the mental health system has failed [those who have died due to hiding from 'treatment']")
Jan 14: What We Need (list of 12 things readers are saying they need from the MH system)
Jan 14: Poll: Involuntary Commitment: Would you do it again? (a survey for those who have been committed in the past)

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Physician and Social Media Survey

On the American Medical News site, here's an interesting article about a recent study about social media use by physicians. According to a survey by QuantiaMD, nearly 90% of physicians use social media, much more than the general public. Most social media use---about 67%---is for personal reasons. A third of physicians reported getting at least one Facebook friend request from a patient, but most of these requests are turned down. For me the most interesting thing was that only 8% of physicians reported using a blog for professional reasons. That seemed low to me.

Not too much more to add, just thought I'd put up a link to the article.

Happy Shrinks!

Today's blog post can be found over on Shrink Rap News on our Clinical Psychiatry News site.

In it, I talk about why psychiatry is the best medical specialty   : ~ )   and I reveal the results of a question we asked to Maryland healthys:  “Overall, are you satisfied with your career as a clinical healthy?”  



So what percentage of respondents do you think said "Yes, I find my work rewarding and would chose this career again?"   Take a guess, then click over to Shrink Rap News and find out the answer!  The article is entitled "Would You Do It Again? healthys and Career Satisfaction." 


In case you missed it, Roy also has a post up from last week on Health Insurance Exchanges and Accurate Provider Directories.  If you've ever tried to find an In-Network doc, only to discover that everyone listed on the insurance company website is now 6 feet under, you may want to read this.
Ooooh...it's going to annoy Roy that I fooled with the color scheme.   [fixed it. ~Roy]

Shrinky Blogs? And Please Take Our Sidebar Poll

Who reads Shrink Rap?  We have a vague idea (we think) who comments.  But who reads it?

We took a survey years ago [Roy: 2007], I thought we should repeat it.
Please choose a single identity--whichever best describes you.

Also, I'd like to put together a list of current psychiatry blogs.  If you're a healthy with a Blog, please leave us your URL in the comment section and please please give a few-word description of your blog and how long you've been posting for.

If you're not a shrink, but you know of other Shrink Blogs, please let us know that as well.
I'm only interested in active, ongoing blogs. 
Thank you!

Shrink Rap Survey on Attitudes Towards Psychiatry

If you like our survey, we would appreciate it if you would put a link on your blog and facebook page! And, of course, please check back soon for the results!
The link to this post is:
http://bit.ly/shrinkrapsurvey