Medical malpractice litigation takes a severe toll on physicians and their families. After a lawsuit most doctors feel angry and irritable. Many cannot sleep and feel isolated or alone. During this stressful time some even consider suicide or turn to drugs and alcohol. The greatest risk is among those who try to cope without professional support and counseling.
In addition to traditional methods of therapy, mindfulness techniques are especially valuable at these stressful times.
As a qualified therapist with over forty years experience in medicine, Dr. Patrick Hudson is uniquely qualified to help physicians, and their families, through the troubling times around medical malpractice litigation.
"...being sued for malpractice or having complaints made to one's licensing board ... can be one of the most traumatic assaults to a physicians’s health ... such individuals ... are at risk of self-harm."
Michael Myers & Glenn Gabbard from 'The Physician as Patient' p189, 2008
The Physician as Patient: A Clinical Handbook for Mental Health Professionals
Michael F. Myers, Glen O. Gabbard