It is true that a vast majority of people who qualify as doctors would be OK in the opinion of psychiatrists if they went to see some. At least, that is my personal feeling. But when I think of a situation like the following one, I get scared.
We know that a driver is tested for vision and color blindness before being given a driver's license. An astronaut is tested rigorously for a large number of things before being sent to the outer space. A cook or a food handler has to undergo tests before being licensed. But a doctor is never tested for things that would impair his judgment or action while dealing with a patient - not only in our country, but nowhere in the world. It is OK for a doctor to see a psychiatrist, I suppose. If his condition is cured or is at least in a remission, it should be OK. But how does one know that the doctor's psychiatrist is good? :-)
We know that a driver is tested for vision and color blindness before being given a driver's license. An astronaut is tested rigorously for a large number of things before being sent to the outer space. A cook or a food handler has to undergo tests before being licensed. But a doctor is never tested for things that would impair his judgment or action while dealing with a patient - not only in our country, but nowhere in the world. It is OK for a doctor to see a psychiatrist, I suppose. If his condition is cured or is at least in a remission, it should be OK. But how does one know that the doctor's psychiatrist is good? :-)
