E79 - Gender Disparities in the Mental Health Profession with Dr. Christina Girgis

What specific issues do female nurse practitioners, or physicians treating mental health face in the workplace? What are some of the work-life issues that women face, when it comes to balancing a career in medicine with family? What are the research findings on sexual harassment toward women in the mental health profession? In this important episode, Dr. Christina Girgis addresses these questions, and more! Dr. Christina Girgis is a psychiatrist in the Hines, Illinois area, certified by both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. She is currently the Medical Director of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and the Associate Training Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program at Loyola University Medical Center. She is also the founder of Psychiatry Network, and several other professional Facebook groups. For more information please click on the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/psychnetwork/