Re: Public disclosure of psychiatric disorder » Gracie2

Posted by Cece on May 29, 2002, at 2:47:53

In reply to Re: Public disclosure of psychiatric disorder, posted by Gracie2 on May 29, 2002, at 0:55:35

One of the concerns that came up for me around this question also has to do with my job. When I was hired I was required to list any medications that I was taking for my employee file. I listed my allergy meds, my stomach med, thyroid supplement, and hormone replacement- no others, and there are a good number of others. The thyroid is actually part of my BPII treatment (helping a lot!), but looks innocent enough.
I could, "by the book", be fired because of not listing all my meds, even though it may not be legal to fire someone for having an illness. I'm only part-time, and the employment contract is 'at will'- meaning that an employee can be fired/let go with no explanation. Actually, I think that the 'at will' thing may be a bit bogus. But I'm not 'perfect' at my job (who is), and there can always be something dredged up.
Your particular situation sounds extremely intrusive. It seems that forcing you to involve your doctors could be construed to be a violation of doctor-patient confidentiality. Are they afraid that someone is going to 'go Postal', or are they just trying to keep their disability insurance premiums down?
Cece
> I myself would not use my whole name. Although millions of people in this country suffer from depression, there is still so much prejudice. Prehaps we should have "Bipolar Pride" parades.
> I am going through something slightly similar, the agency I've worked for (two years now) has sent out paperwork to all employees to be completed by their doctors, including a list of all medications that the employee is taking and the doctor's assessment of the employee's physical and mental health. Well, I'm under psychiatric care and I take an anti-psychotic, but I don't think that's any of my employer's business and I refuse to disclose this information to them. There hasn't been a stand-off yet, but it's on the horizon.
> Anyway, I think that such highly personal information is not for public consumption.

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Stupid movie - Penny Gracie2 5/30/02
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