Real Psychiatry

  Lithium In The Drinking Water   The title is an inside joke for any physicians trained in my generation. It was a standard line to ind...

I bought a copy of Manic Depressive Illness  when it first came out in 1990.  One of the more interesting aspects of the book was the ...

I had the good fortune to work in an intense medical setting for about 22 years where I was responsible for the medical care of my patie...

Lithium and pregnancy have always been a major concern for psychiatrists, obstetricians, and of course women who need to take the medic...

As a chemistry major and a psychiatrist Lithium has a special place in my consciousness.  During the years that I took organic chem...

I read an elegant editorial piece during breakfast this morning.  It was in the regular section in JAMA called "A Pi...