Pregnancy and leadership: case study from an inpatient unit.
A psychiatrist's pregnancy creates different problems and opportunities, depending upon the professional role(s) that she occupies. In previous reports, authors have described the impact of a psychiatrist's pregnancy in private or subordinate roles such as therapist (Lax 1969; Nadelson et al. 1974), resident (Butts and Cavenar 1979), or supervisee (Baum and Herring 1975). Here I discuss additional complexities that may occur when the pregnant woman occupies a position of leadership.
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Counselling and Mental Health Center, University of Texas, Austin 78713-8119.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy