MS2
Thoughts about transitioning from the basic to clinical sciences in my second year of medical school
Insomnia and Sleep Hygiene
Sleep changes go hand in hand with common psychiatric conditions like depression and mania, but before jumping to drugs to…
Read More »Depressive Disorders
Depression is the most common psych condition I’ve come across during my time at the Veterans Affairs hospital. It permeates…
Read More »Lessons from a Psych Patient
Today I had the esteemed privilege of interviewing a veteran in the psych clinic. I also had the rare experience…
Read More »Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is routinely used to treat refractory depression and catatonia, especially in the elderly where pharmacotherapy could result…
Read More »Group Therapy Sessions
Over the past week, I’ve sat in on several group therapy sessions for those coping with depression, treatment-resistant mental illnesses,…
Read More »First Day of Psychiatry
For the next two months, I’ll be hearing the most intimate details of my patients’ lives. I will come across…
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