Residents’ Corner
For Residents
Borderline personality disorder: Remember empathy and compassion
Oh, great!” a senior resident sardonically remarked with a smirk as they read up on the next patient in the clinic.
Residents’ Corner
Reflections on providing on-call overnight care for psychiatric patients
Dr. Jacqueline Posada says results from her “emotional pain scale” for residents show the physically and emotionally taxing nature of being on...
Residents’ Corner
A trainee’s path to fighting addiction
Dr. Saeed Ahmed urges more residency trainees to get involved in addiction psychiatry.
Residents’ Corner
Personal models of illness
Dr. Posada shows how cognitive flexibility or reframing can shape the lives of patients and loved ones.
Residents’ Corner
Do you talk about marijuana with your patients?
Educating patients about the risks tied to cannabis use is our responsibility.
Residents’ Corner
Transgender patients face mental health challenges
What I thought would be a typical morning at the major county hospital – if that were ever possible on a psychiatric emergency unit (EU) – quickly...
Residents’ Corner
The challenges of dating
Dating during residency is a job unto itself – one that I didn’t expect to balance alongside my long and frequently odd hours of work. To make...
Residents’ Corner
Developing a personal scale for evaluating agitation on inpatient units
Dr. Jacqueline Posada shares her personal scale for measuring and responding to agitation on the psychiatric inpatient unit.
Residents’ Corner
Is physician-assisted suicide compatible with the Hippocratic Oath?
Do we stand by our Hippocratic Oath when providing physician-assisted suicide?Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is a form of euthanasia in which a...
Commentary
Navigating the ambiguity around whether to admit or discharge
In residency training, each patient encounter trains us in the challenging practice of risk assessment in potentially dangerous situations.