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pontificatrix
- Bio
- I am a resident in psychiatry at an academic medical center. My blog posts describe patient encounters I have had in the course of my training, both past and present. Every effort has been made to protect the privacy of these individuals. My blog conforms to the information-privacy standards detailed on http://medbloggercode.com. If you believe you have been a patient of mine and have concerns about the effects of this blog on the privacy of your medical record, please feel free to post a comment and I will be happy to withdraw any offending material.
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Why are we talking about
'vaccines' as if they were
an
all-or-nothing
deal?
There'…”
November 04, 2009 12:34AM - “"Maybe it's a date
saying "I can't believe how
pretty you
are."
M…”
October 24, 2009 07:23PM - “"No breastfeeding
advocate in their right mind
would allow a
baby to
starve…”
October 24, 2009 07:13PM - “This is a great
piece.
I'd just like
to say that I see so many
women around me
who…”
April 29, 2009 06:16PM - “What are you guys
talking about?
There
are lots of conservative
humorists. Rush…”
April 29, 2009 05:55PM
Pontificatrix's Links
Imagine you are getting your car serviced. You bring it to
the shop, you get an estimate. When the work is done the shop
presents you with a bill. It may be a little more or less
than the estimate was, but either way that's what you'll be
paying. Now imagine… Read full post »
Ms K was 95. Her face was only softly lined, and her ash-white hair was smooth and silky as a girl's. She was in what one might call quite good health, having survived both a heart attack and a cancer/… Read full post »
You came into the hospital hoping to deliver a baby. In fact you weren't pregnant, but you wouldn't believe that; so the ER called me. We had a pretty nice conversation. I didn't challenge your belief that you were pregnant despite a negative urine pregnancy test and an ultrasound… Read full post »
The screech of my pager jolted me from sleep. A soft-voiced
nurse informed me that they were having some trouble with one of
the patients and his behavior was very disruptive to the others, so
could I come by and see him, please?
I asked for some further details. Apparently he was… Read full post »
kids on drugs redux
Just a reference back to a previous post of mine, with a relevant link from today's New York Times on why we shouldn't be giving drugs to kids without a bit more thought than we're currently giving the issue. Read full post »
In my view,/… Read full post »
truth to power
Everyone loves to hear about someone overcoming obstacles to become a star. This NYT article about Michael Phelps, ADH/… Read full post »
A new patient walked into my psychopharmacology clinic recently. She seemed not unusual at first. A line in the chart noted that she was somewhat wary of psychotropic medications, but then many patients are, and I don't mind that attitude since I also subscribe to the less-is-more theory of psychiatr… Read full post »
mind control II: yours
mind control I: theirs
We're learning specific, codified techni/… Read full post »
free will and eating disorders
One of my more interesting recent cases was that of a young gay man who came to us in despair because he was in love with his heterosexual roommate.
The two of them were extremely close: eating dinner together, going to movies, and generally engaging in very couple-like domestic activities.… Read full post »
it's all in your head
Mr W, a first-break schizophrenic in his twenties, had looked just terrible on initial presentation. Flat, near-mute, meeting all efforts to initiate discussion with "No comment," or just a hostile wall of blankness. Gradually the medications began to work their magic and he b… Read full post »
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