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Patients “Extorting” Care
At the recent Free Suicide Management Course, I talked to a colleague who told me about patients who regularly come [...]
Ministry of Presence
Recently, I listened to an audio interview with a journalist named Michel Martin. She has reported for the Wall Street [...]
Moments Of Care
I am not practicing psychiatry now, but very much continue to regard myself as a psychiatrist and know I will [...]
Unpack The Problem
Over the Holidays, I attended a neighborhood get-together. There I started chatting with a woman who turned out to be [...]
Follow the Hurt
Joe spent a tour as an infantryman in Iraq. He saw a lot of death among the enemy, civilians and [...]
Existential & Spiritual Issues in Psychiatric Practice Part I
Given that two of the great world religions, Judaism and Islam, had major holy days occur this week, it seems [...]
Healing in Psychiatry 3
I turned to Rob and asked, “Rob, what do you think is the one thing a person could do today, [...]
Healing in Psychiatry 2
Mental illness has been around for as long as Homo sapiens have walked this planet. Actually, a more likely scenario [...]