Would you find it difficult to put stock in a treatment model if the Dr. was a bit eccentric?

Question

The Trauma Model creator (Dr. Ross) has entered a contest where he says he can prove that he is able to shoot a beam of energy from his eyes... would that affect how you respected his model of the treatment of trauma?

Answer 1

The claim of shooting a beam of energy through the eyes would be kind of a red flag to me, but it would not completely preclude a respect for his work.  If I found that he was able to get good results with a majority of his patients, I would consider that as the deciding factor.  I would judge a treatment model by its results, not by the weirdness of the therapist.  I have known at least one effective therapist that was seriously dysfunctional in real life.  I expect that his therapeutic model kept him sane enough to stay out of jail, which is significant after all.  And he did a lot of good with his patients.

Answer 2

Really? Interesting. Is this regular beams of energy or like...laser beam eyes? Haha. I think that I would have a little bit of trouble with it.

Answer 3

LOL, that's a new one!! I'd have to know more information.  Did he achieve the results?  Is it comic relief or a dare?  What was his reason for doing it?  My therapist is a tad eccentric.  She is an artist on the side and enjoys circus side shows (ie. the influence her art).  She humors herself and it is a great outlet so that she can be a better therapist.

Dr. Ross is well known and respected in the trauma community.  I don't agree with him 100% (and think he has way too big of a head--hmm, might be how the energy beam works) but he does know his stuff.  I would never want him personally as my full time personal therapist though.

I think this in particular is especially eccentric and bizarre, but I know his treatment model enough to trust that it is sound.  I also know it has been accepted my many other experts who can't shoot energy beams.  Most great minds had a bit of an eccentric side, right?