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SAN FRANCISCO – Research into how the children of psychiatrists fare psychologically is sparse. But anecdotally, children report that having a psychiatrist parent is a gift – not only for them – but for their friends’ families, Michelle B. Riba, MD, said at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
In this video, Dr. Riba is interviewed by Carol A. Bernstein, MD, about what she expected when she helped start the Children of Psychiatrists workshop at the APA meeting with Leah J. Dickstein, MD, and how it draws a standing room–only crowd each year.
“In general ... people feel very appreciative of having an empathic, knowledgeable parent to help guide them – and not overguide them,” Dr. Riba said. Psychiatrists also can provide insight into the causes of societal challenges such as homelessness. One audience member in this year’s workshop discussed the value of having a psychiatrist parent put a school suicide into perspective. Dr. Bernstein said she is viewed by her daughter’s friends as “the psychiatrist in residence.”
The children of psychiatrists who spoke on the panel this year said they liked being able to facilitate care for their friends. “They didn’t feel burdened by [having a psychiatrist parent],” Dr. Riba said. “We asked about that very question today.”
Dr. Riba, a past president of the APA, is professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also serves as director of the consultation-liaison fellowship, and director of the PsychOncology program at the university’s Rogel Cancer Center. She had no disclosures.
Dr. Bernstein, also an APA past president, is professor of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology, and vice chair for faculty development in psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. She previously served as vice chair for education in psychiatry and director of residency training in psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Bernstein had no disclosures.
SAN FRANCISCO – Research into how the children of psychiatrists fare psychologically is sparse. But anecdotally, children report that having a psychiatrist parent is a gift – not only for them – but for their friends’ families, Michelle B. Riba, MD, said at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
In this video, Dr. Riba is interviewed by Carol A. Bernstein, MD, about what she expected when she helped start the Children of Psychiatrists workshop at the APA meeting with Leah J. Dickstein, MD, and how it draws a standing room–only crowd each year.
“In general ... people feel very appreciative of having an empathic, knowledgeable parent to help guide them – and not overguide them,” Dr. Riba said. Psychiatrists also can provide insight into the causes of societal challenges such as homelessness. One audience member in this year’s workshop discussed the value of having a psychiatrist parent put a school suicide into perspective. Dr. Bernstein said she is viewed by her daughter’s friends as “the psychiatrist in residence.”
The children of psychiatrists who spoke on the panel this year said they liked being able to facilitate care for their friends. “They didn’t feel burdened by [having a psychiatrist parent],” Dr. Riba said. “We asked about that very question today.”
Dr. Riba, a past president of the APA, is professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also serves as director of the consultation-liaison fellowship, and director of the PsychOncology program at the university’s Rogel Cancer Center. She had no disclosures.
Dr. Bernstein, also an APA past president, is professor of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology, and vice chair for faculty development in psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. She previously served as vice chair for education in psychiatry and director of residency training in psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Bernstein had no disclosures.
SAN FRANCISCO – Research into how the children of psychiatrists fare psychologically is sparse. But anecdotally, children report that having a psychiatrist parent is a gift – not only for them – but for their friends’ families, Michelle B. Riba, MD, said at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
In this video, Dr. Riba is interviewed by Carol A. Bernstein, MD, about what she expected when she helped start the Children of Psychiatrists workshop at the APA meeting with Leah J. Dickstein, MD, and how it draws a standing room–only crowd each year.
“In general ... people feel very appreciative of having an empathic, knowledgeable parent to help guide them – and not overguide them,” Dr. Riba said. Psychiatrists also can provide insight into the causes of societal challenges such as homelessness. One audience member in this year’s workshop discussed the value of having a psychiatrist parent put a school suicide into perspective. Dr. Bernstein said she is viewed by her daughter’s friends as “the psychiatrist in residence.”
The children of psychiatrists who spoke on the panel this year said they liked being able to facilitate care for their friends. “They didn’t feel burdened by [having a psychiatrist parent],” Dr. Riba said. “We asked about that very question today.”
Dr. Riba, a past president of the APA, is professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also serves as director of the consultation-liaison fellowship, and director of the PsychOncology program at the university’s Rogel Cancer Center. She had no disclosures.
Dr. Bernstein, also an APA past president, is professor of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology, and vice chair for faculty development in psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. She previously served as vice chair for education in psychiatry and director of residency training in psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Bernstein had no disclosures.
REPORTING FROM APA 2019
