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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. Names and identifying details have been changed. 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 let me know and I will be happy to withdraw any offending material.
MY RECENT POSTS
- beauty and age
September 28, 2010 01:51PM - to be or not to be?
August 25, 2010 03:11PM - reefer madness
August 09, 2010 02:21PM - designer brains for all!
July 19, 2010 07:28PM - family matters
July 03, 2010 09:02PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I took the 15-question
test at the Pew site and
scored 100%,
and I was raised
ath…”
September 29, 2010 05:20PM - “I remember my mom
talking about having become
"invisible."
She felt
th…”
September 28, 2010 04:09PM - “Wow. I love it. I kind
of want this to get around
the
internets. As you say,
I…”
September 28, 2010 02:50PM - “Nice piece. Not too many
of the recipes I see come with
such
savory writing.
Ra…”
September 28, 2010 01:56PM - “I don't see why people
are so fixated on finding
'Earth-like
environments' to
sup…”
August 26, 2010 04:15PM
Pontificatrix's Links
I found out for myself, again, the hard way, why 'professional
boundaries' are so important. Cardinal sin - I hugged a
patient. Should have thought twice, then twice again.
He was a thin wreck of a heroin junkie with wise sad gentle
eyes behind scholarly horn-rims, sunken cheeks fuz… Read full post »
AUGUST 26, 2008 1:08PM
the dogs of war
On working with PTSD patients at the VA hospital.
What a vast wreckage of human potential this senseless, endless war
has brought. These boys must have been so sturdy and shining,
all big grins and lanky muscles; elan and eagerness; brawn and
bravado; going somewhere Now they recou
… Read full post »Mr G, a gentleman in his sixties with an engaging manner and a
professional degree, had never set foot in a psychiatric unit until
today. Bald and avuncular, with a rich white beard and a
mischievous wink, he had a bit of a drinking problem and some
deep-buried scars from… Read full post »
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