Word: hyman
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...would like to correct an erroneous attribution to me in Friday’s Crimson (News, “Navigating the Caregivers,” Jan. 16). I did not, as stated there, “disagree[s] with [Provost] Hyman,” as the interviewer did not inform me of the Provost’s perspective or apprise me of his remarks with which I could either agree or disagree. In fact, the provost and I are in broad agreement, including sharing the goal of providing the best-available treatments of mental disorders and the most appropriate services...
...think we all feel that if you take time off, it’s some terrifically negative mark on your record,” says Hyman, who is the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health. “If you had a dreadful physical illness and you were exhausted and couldn’t get out of bed, you would take time off. If you had an episode of mania, it might be really a good thing to take time off, re-collect yourself...
...Hyman says that liability is always a concern for medical institutions because of the number of lawsuits filed by patients...
...course everyone in the world of medicine thinks about being sued because it’s just part of the ethos that makes people defensive,” Hyman says. “But if you practice really good clinical care, I think that’s all that can be asked...
...Hyman says the case is not a serious factor in shaping mental health policy for Harvard...