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> Of all the medical professionals I've ever dealt with, psychiatrists are the laziest and least imaginative. Also the ones with the most power over patients.

by 77pt77 10y ago

> Of all the medical professionals I've ever dealt with, psychiatrists are the laziest and least imaginative. Also the ones with the most power over patients. A dangerous combination in my opinion.

nickysielicki 10y ago
Even more dangerous when you consider this paper. [1] In particular, see point two, "Psychology is less politically diverse than ever". Academic psychology seems to lean Democrat by a ratio of 14:1! Fourteen to one! That kind of bias is ridiculous when you consider the power they have over their patients and the politically-infused repercussions of their diagnosis. Case in point: gun ownership. [1]: http://heterodoxacademy.org/2015/09/14/bbs-paper-on-lack-of-political-diversity/ http://heterodoxacademy.org/2015/09/14/bbs-paper-on-lack-of-...
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- BatFastard 10y ago
  Psychologists have different training then psychiatrist do, a psychiatric degree requires an MD first. Generally psychologists do not prescribe medicine. So this paper does not really apply to psychiatrists. Also more highly educated people vote as democrats more often.
- snoman 10y ago
  That site, the linked paper, the vague 'membership' definition, is complete trash.
  - nickysielicki 10y ago
    > complete trash That's not constructive at all. This kind of response is against HN guidelines. This group/site entirely consists of university professors, all of whom are named on the site [1]. The basis for post I linked to was a paper that was published in Cambridge's Behavioral and Brain Sciences journal [2], and was written by one of the authors. You're entitled to disagree with it, but the burden of proof is on you. [1]: http://heterodoxacademy.org/about-us/ http://heterodoxacademy.org/about-us/ [2]: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/div-classtitlepolitical-diversity-will-improve-social-psychological-sciencea-hrefen01-ref-typefnspan-classsup1spanadiv/A54AD4878AED1AFC8BA6AF54A890149F https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain...
- PhasmaFelis 10y ago
  Don't scientists and medical people in general tend to lean left? It's perhaps not too surprising that people who care enough about medicine to make a career of it don't much like the party that, broadly, tends to cut public medical coverage. Gay people lean left for a similar reason.
  - nickysielicki 10y ago
    Here's a relevant article I found. It's definitely not true that all doctors trend left, but it is true that psychiatrists trend left. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/upshot/your-surgeon-is-probably-a-republican-your-psychiatrist-probably-a-democrat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/upshot/your-surgeon-is-pr...
joyeuse6701 10y ago
Better to be lazy with your power than proactive. First do no harm.

by 77pt77 10y ago

> Of all the medical professionals I've ever dealt with, psychiatrists are the laziest and least imaginative. Also the ones with the most power over patients. A dangerous combination in my opinion.

nickysielicki 10y ago

Even more dangerous when you consider this paper. [1] In particular, see point two, "Psychology is less politically diverse than ever". Academic psychology seems to lean Democrat by a ratio of 14:1! Fourteen to one! That kind of bias is ridiculous when you consider the power they have over their patients and the politically-infused repercussions of their diagnosis. Case in point: gun ownership. [1]: http://heterodoxacademy.org/2015/09/14/bbs-paper-on-lack-of-political-diversity/ http://heterodoxacademy.org/2015/09/14/bbs-paper-on-lack-of-...

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BatFastard 10y ago
Psychologists have different training then psychiatrist do, a psychiatric degree requires an MD first. Generally psychologists do not prescribe medicine. So this paper does not really apply to psychiatrists. Also more highly educated people vote as democrats more often.
snoman 10y ago
That site, the linked paper, the vague 'membership' definition, is complete trash.
- nickysielicki 10y ago
  > complete trash That's not constructive at all. This kind of response is against HN guidelines. This group/site entirely consists of university professors, all of whom are named on the site [1]. The basis for post I linked to was a paper that was published in Cambridge's Behavioral and Brain Sciences journal [2], and was written by one of the authors. You're entitled to disagree with it, but the burden of proof is on you. [1]: http://heterodoxacademy.org/about-us/ http://heterodoxacademy.org/about-us/ [2]: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/div-classtitlepolitical-diversity-will-improve-social-psychological-sciencea-hrefen01-ref-typefnspan-classsup1spanadiv/A54AD4878AED1AFC8BA6AF54A890149F https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain...
PhasmaFelis 10y ago
Don't scientists and medical people in general tend to lean left? It's perhaps not too surprising that people who care enough about medicine to make a career of it don't much like the party that, broadly, tends to cut public medical coverage. Gay people lean left for a similar reason.
- nickysielicki 10y ago
  Here's a relevant article I found. It's definitely not true that all doctors trend left, but it is true that psychiatrists trend left. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/upshot/your-surgeon-is-probably-a-republican-your-psychiatrist-probably-a-democrat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/upshot/your-surgeon-is-pr...

joyeuse6701 10y ago

Better to be lazy with your power than proactive. First do no harm.