Posted by Cass on October 13, 2004, at 18:22:45
In reply to A physician's moral indifference to peer opinions, posted by Mary_Bowers on October 13, 2004, at 14:23:22
Hi Mary,
Are you an attorney? I tried to follow your post, but I must admit it was hard for me to follow. Maybe it's just my poor concentration. Since I'm not clear on everything you wrote, can I ask you a question to clarify? It seems like you are identifying PB posters as Dr. Bob's patients. Is that correct? If so, that's not true. We are not Dr. Bob's patients. We don't receive therapy from Dr. Bob. I believe all the posters know that because there is a question in the registration quiz about it, if I remember correctly. Dr. Bob can't be held responsible for physician practices since he is not our physician.
You also write, "Daily labeling people as 'uncivil' is nothing more than offering a diagnoses of anti-social personality disorder without conducting any prerequisite tests other than a measure against the physicians personal preferences for conduct."
I disagree. I go to lots of non-psychiatric related message boards where the moderators sometime ask posters to be "civil." This is no different. It seems like a leap in logic to say he is diagnosing anyone with an antisocial disorder.
You also write, "In the mean time, if you are concerned about adverse behaviors you might have developed in response to Hsiung's persistent on-line behavior, you might consider contacting a group such as http://www.computeraddiction.com/ for prompt treatment of your symptoms, and further advice on how to prevent suffering additional harm at the hands of Dr. Robert Hsiung, (Ill. lic. no. 36079310)"
If we become addicted to PB or develop any adverse behaviors, we must take personal responsibility for them. We are not children. No one forces us to come to PB. People can become addicted to anything. As far as I know, Dr. Bob has no way of harming any of us, and I don't believe he would if he could. Perhaps our feeling get hurt from time to time if we receive a PCB, but there are rules to this board, and if we don't agree with the rules, we don't have to post here.
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