Shrink Rap

Dinah, ClinkShrink, & Roy produce Shrink Rap: a blog by Psychiatrists for Psychiatrists, interested bystanders are also welcome. A place to talk; no one has to listen.

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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Time For A Change

Murky Thoughts posted a comment recently about an inmate wanting a sex change operation. I figured that was a natural lead-in to a short di...

Emotional Support Duck

Well, since Roy mentioned it...

Roy: Reality Therapy Vlog: "PsychoTherapy 2.0"

I started to comment on Dinah's post, entitled That's Entertainment??? , about reality TV shows exploiting folks with mental illness...

That's Entertainment???

[posted by dinah] It took me a while to figure this out, from the headline, Mental health chiefs blast 'dangerous' Big Brother , I s...

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Trees In A Forest

Credit for the idea behind this post goes to foofoo5, who asked in a comment about the prevalence of antisocial personality disorder in corr...

Roy Unleashed!

[posted by dinah] I checked the blog yesterday was surprised to find three, count 'em, three new posts by Roy! Is he manic, I wondered? ...

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Clin Psyc News notes: May 2006

Ritalin patch : I expect to see this a lot in nursing homes. I've seen methylphenidate make a huge positive impact on older depressed f...

Roy: Can't tell if this is a joke or not

Nevada therapist's site (SnapOutOfIt.com!). But here's what I can't figure out. She posted this 10 days ago, and already has 6...

Friday, May 26, 2006

Roy: Rolling Stone's deconstruction of Scientology

This is an interesting read. In June of last year, I set out to discover Scientology, an undertaking that would take nearly nine months. A c...

Roy: Students' blogging may get them suspended

The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board has voted to suspend students for "maintaining or being identified on...

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Back From APA

I don't go to APA every year by any means; I last went in NYC two years ago. So here is my take on it: It was too cold in Toronto, espec...

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

In Memoriam

[Posted by ClinkShrink] I lost a great officer last week and I'm sad. Correctional Officer X** was assigned to work in the psychiatric i...

Saturday, May 20, 2006

I Guess You Had To Be There

Every psychiatrist knows the DSM criteria for major depression: low mood, decreased self-attitude, changes in sleep, appetite, concentration...

Off to APA

[posted by dinah] Roy will be holding down the blog this week. ClinkShrink is already in Toronto (she says: "Bring a coat"). I wil...

Roy: Warrantless Brain Scans

This whole search for terrorist collaborators thing is getting a little ridiculous. Tapping into millions of domestic phone calls (and proba...

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