March 7

Expert Interview

  1. Questions for Interviewee: Write the three or four of the questions that elicited the best responses. How did these change based on previous experience?
    1. What were you taught about mental health? Was it talked about?
    2. Why do you think people are afraid to go to mental health appointments? Appointments in general?
    3. How do you feel about the current way that appointments are set-up and what might help to lessen the fear?What are some ideas that might fix this issue? Solutions? Counter-measures?
    4. What is your primary issue with the way doctors interact with a patient?
  2. Interviewee Response Summary
    1. March 18th at 6pm on Zoom
    2. Summarized bullet points of the interviewee responses including:
      • Mental Health was not taught growing up, and talking about it was limited.
      • Talking about mental health early on can lead to less stigmatism and help those suffering to cope better and be accepted instead of isolated.
      • Appointments can be scary, especially if they are not discussed as normal growing up.
      • Appointments should have more prep information, so patients are more aware of what they are going into. Seeing the psychiatrist is too broad for some people.
      • Solutions are not always see a doctor. These topics can be scary for those who do not know much about mental health. Teaching the topic early on can combat this issue.
      • Doctors go to school for this stuff, they do know what they are talking about. Most of the time. There are times that the patient knows more about the situation. Doctors need to accommodate for both scenarios.