Clik here to view.
Decaf, OK?
“Put down the chair!” I was walking on to the inpatient unit. A nurse was screaming in fear for herself as a very large and psychotic man had a chair raised high over his head, ready to smash it onto...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Decaf, OK? Part 2
Thanks to all of you for giving an answer. Each suggestion shows how many choices we make, every day, every minute, even every second in the way we treat our patients, and each other. One small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Changing the Face of Schizophrenia
Flat and blunted affect. Clinicians use this term to describe a person whose face expresses little emotion. Their voice may be atonal, with minimal cadence, unlike the natural sing-song like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Never Stopped Loving You
As a psychiatrist I am always interested in how my adolescent and teen patients say goodbye to their parents after being admitted into our residential programs. Subsequent to their arrival, we will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Love
Unrequited love does hurt, as we all know from experience. It has generated some of the most creative pieces of art and literature, or can devastate ones entire life, resulting in deep and ruminative...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Four way stop signs
Everyday on my way to work I arrive at a four way stop sign. No traffic light, just an intersection at a busy road with four stop signs. I am always amazed at the unspoken rules that fluidly come into...
View Article
