Dr Benji Waterhouse Gets Honest About Life as a Psychiatrist

Our Book of the Month for May 2024 is You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work here by Dr Benji Waterhouse. Here he talks to Welldoing's Alice McGurran about his experiences
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[@Taylor_swiftie12365]

Brilliant man, and brilliant book

[@Welldoing]

thank you for commenting!

[@locarla1044]

This is an excellent book, thoroughly enjoyed the sobering reality of how mental health can be traced to not only genetic but to social circumstances behond a patients control. Risk assessments made by the author were always carried out honestly with compassion and empathy and narrated with humour.

[@Welldoing]

thanks so much for your comments :)

[@juliesadler8472]

I have bi polar since 1986 my daughter died in 1995 ive had to live with alot over the years in and out of hospital tho ive met some lovely people ime goi going to town and buy the book i have looads of storys there is a light my name is julie x

[@thenutritionalhealer7233]

So how many months went by untill you realised, you can't help anyone and the meds made people sicker over time? and how did you feel about your job description then?

[@thenutritionalhealer7233]

Bet you never thought you would be injecting mothers that had babies two days ago eh?