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Sunday, April 15, 2018

That Way Madness Lies

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I thought this would be of interest to our readers! “THAT WAY MADNESS LIES…”   To be screened at the Richmond International Film and Mu...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Antidepressant "Withdrawal": Why Aren't Psychiatrists Seeing this "Common" Problem?

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Over on The New York Times website, there is an article titled, " Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit . ...
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Monday, April 02, 2018

Stop Stigmatizing Psychiatric Treatment!

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Stigma is a sticky, two-sided issue, one that we talk about often in our field of psychiatry.  Many things are stigmatized. While mental ...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

A Plea For Smart Guns, The #MarchForOurLives Rally, and Talking with Dr. Weinstein About his Experiences With Involuntary Care

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Yesterday, I was reading an article on how people make assumptions about animal motivation.  It is called  " Is This Dog Happy ,...
Sunday, March 04, 2018

On Forcing Street People to Get Psychiatric Treatment

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In the New York Times , Benjamin Weiser has a beautiful and moving story about Nakesha Williams, a lovely and vibrant woman who graduated...
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Thursday, March 01, 2018

What's Caught My Attention Lately....

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It's been just about a month since I last posted here, and what a month it's been.  I was away for a couple of weeks on a wonderf...
Thursday, February 01, 2018

Insurers, Not Legislators, are the Gatekeepers to Care, and a Call to Deep Six the Term "Worried Well."

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Over on Pete Earley's blog , there is a post titled: Senators’ Letter To SAMHSA Is Misguided: Dr. McCance-Katz Is Doing What Co...
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Tuesday, January 09, 2018

One Doctor's Struggles With Depression, Addiction, and Recovery: Finding Hope in An Intolerant Profession

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Psychiatric News is running a series on Physician Burnout, part of an initiative by APA President Dr. Anita Everett.  They asked me to w...
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Saturday, December 30, 2017

Oh For A Self-Correcting World

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Good bye, 2017.  Personally, it was a good year.  Politically, not so much.  Our country has become so alarmingly polarized, and it seems ...
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Monday, December 04, 2017

Recent Reads: Black Man in a White Coat and Vengeance

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I just wanted to put up a quick note about two books I've read recently. Black Man in a White Coat is a memoir written by Duke psyc...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Happy Holidays from Shrink Rap: Free Kindle Novel Promotion!

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Happy Holidays! At this time of year, I like to set up free downloads to two of my novels. You can get these books for free on your ...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Laura's Law (outpatient commitment): The Answer to Preventing Mass Murder?

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2017 has broken the record for the most mass murders in a single year -- not something to be proud of, my fellow Americans. After the l...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

When Paranoia Meets Reality: Your Medicine Snitching On You

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Medication non-compliance is a problem: patients don't take their pills.  We hear about it all the time in psychiatry: people don...
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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Let's Talk About Jails and Mental Health

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Really, this is a post for ClinkShrink, but she's been busy with other things.  Do you miss her? Let me invite you to listen to Cli...
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Saturday, September 23, 2017

The Chronically Suicidal Patient and Stigma from Within the Mental Health System

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There's an on-line psychiatrist discussion group where docs exchange information, ideas and resources.  As in all things on-line, it...
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