Real Psychiatry

  Warning:  This post is about suicide and the assessment of suicide.  It is intended for mental health professionals and people who not di...

    I did a presentation to residents and co-teaching faculty on psychodynamic prescribing last week and decided to post something while...

  One of my frequent topics on this blog is firearm violence, the likely causes, and ways to prevent it.    When I saw this topic in my most...

  I just completed a modification of my Medication Checklist that I have been using for the past 20 years.   The intent of the checklist was...

  I was hoping for a timely post for Halloween but just missed the deadline. Witches are considered an icon of the season, although I have n...

I watched this Kathryn Bigelow movie a couple of nights ago after anxiously waiting for it to hit Netflix.   It turns out that Bigelow and I...