tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post3505399589883186994..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: The Final Report on the Germanwings TragedyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-10506282308169218842016-04-01T12:18:50.837-04:002016-04-01T12:18:50.837-04:00"Still, without input from the physicians and..."Still, without input from the physicians and the family, we will never know whether anyone had any indication that the pilot was so imminently dangerous."<br /><br />So, it appears from your column that there is a pervasive choice to not want to either pursue care genuinely, provide care responsibly, or support treatment interventions and tolerate short term disruptions in employment or family obligations.<br /><br />Wow, what an indictment of society as a whole. In your column, only 25% of pilots would do the right thing and not work if treatment could impair function as a pilot.<br /><br />What does that say about people who are in the business of having a profound impact on peoples' lives? Oh, and what are the statistics regarding physicians who do or don't seek out treatment for mental health care needs?<br /><br />My bet is almost the same numbers, about a quarter would do the right thing, seek out care, take off time if profoundly impaired by mental health care problems, and stay in treatment as advised.<br /><br />Oh, and as an aside, I find your quoting the Psychiatrist from a tweet both annoying and outrageous. Who in their right mind as a provider of some sizeable level of influence and or opinion about mental health issues makes such comments in a twit? No, not a typo, tweets are often twits, and that is what colleagues need to step back and realize, you can't dumb down mental health care opinion and guidance in 140 characters!<br /><br />But, your column was an informantive and indicting read. Seems to sum up what is pervasive in Western culture of late, at least to me: quick fixes, short sighted communication, focus on the legal consequences before the humane considerations, and most of all, the needs of the few screw the needs of the many.<br /><br />It's not about law suits, but common sense. Where is the latter buried again?...Joel Hassman, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428102819014299270noreply@blogger.com