I want to start out by saying I’m not at all trying to start a political debate or discussion here but just wanted to discuss an observation I have made.
I’ve recently been rotating at a forensic hospital and have encountered far more forensic psychiatrists than I had prior to this. In general, I get the impression that psychiatrists are a pretty liberal group. On average, they seem more supportive of various liberal policies than the average physician and definitely more than the average person. On the other hand, while I don’t think I would call the forensic psychiatrists broadly conservative, they generally seem more conservative than the most of the other psychiatrists I’ve met. Perhaps even conservative is the wrong word and they just seem more institutionalist than the others.
I guess I was just curious if this has been an observation others have had or if I’ve just encountered a biased sample.
I’ve recently been rotating at a forensic hospital and have encountered far more forensic psychiatrists than I had prior to this. In general, I get the impression that psychiatrists are a pretty liberal group. On average, they seem more supportive of various liberal policies than the average physician and definitely more than the average person. On the other hand, while I don’t think I would call the forensic psychiatrists broadly conservative, they generally seem more conservative than the most of the other psychiatrists I’ve met. Perhaps even conservative is the wrong word and they just seem more institutionalist than the others.
I guess I was just curious if this has been an observation others have had or if I’ve just encountered a biased sample.