Patient Times: Reflections of a Solo Practice Psychiatrist
This blog is a collection of my thoughts as a solo practice psychiatrist in Wisconsin. Any descriptions of patients are completely fictional. My goal in writing is to educate people about psychiatry, including the factors that go into evaluation and treatment decisions. My approach to psychiatry is 'psychodynamic'; I assume that we all repress our most painful thoughts and fears to a vast, hidden portion of our minds called the 'unconscious'. Those thoughts and fears then color our conscious experience, a
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Dec 01, 11 07:15PMAs a solo-practice psychiatrist, I am more connected to the cost/value equation of my services than the typical system-employed physician. I’ve also written in prior posts about my concern s...
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Nov 21, 11 10:15AMToday on my radio show I mentioned my frustration with being ‘in my 50′s’, and the injury to my knee that happened while stowing stuff in the garage last night. She sent me the video below...
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Nov 21, 11 10:15AMToday on my radio show I mentioned my frustration with being ‘in my 50′s’, and the injury to my knee that happened while stowing stuff in the garage last night. She sent me the video below...
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Oct 03, 11 09:09PMI have been kicking these observations around for the past year, and have been unable to find a big fish willing to ‘bite’. I truly believe that the observations below have the poten tial...
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Oct 03, 11 09:09PMI have been kicking these observations around for the past year, and have been unable to find a big fish willing to ‘bite’. I truly believe that the observations below have the poten tial...
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Jul 28, 11 08:02PMUniversal healthcare sure sounds appealing. I resent the high price that my family pays for our health insurance, and my deductibles prevent the policy from paying anything toward the occasional minor surgery...
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Jul 28, 11 08:02PMUniversal healthcare sure sounds appealing. I resent the high price that my family pays for our health insurance, and my deductibles prevent the policy from paying anything toward the occasional minor surgery...
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Mar 23, 11 10:38AMI’ve described my approach to psychiatric care throughout my web pages. In case you’ve missed those comments, I’ll briefly summarize them below. I’m writing this post primarily so...
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Mar 23, 11 10:38AMI’ve described my approach to psychiatric care throughout my web pages. In case you’ve missed those comments, I’ll briefly summarize them below. I’m writing this post primarily so...
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Mar 06, 11 08:44PMI am finally getting around to putting our old VHS tapes onto DVDs, and thought people might enjoy this video of my son and wife circa 1988. Jon is now 22; I’ll let my wife keep her& rsquo...
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