Residents' Voices
For Residents
The impact of COVID-19 on adolescents’ mental health
While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of a wide range of individuals, its adverse effects have been particularly detrimental...
For Residents
Why we should be scrutinizing the rising prevalence of adult ADHD
In patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stimulants reduce impulsivity and improve attention and focus.
For Residents
Caring for Muslim patients who fast during Ramadan
Ramadan is one of the obligatory pillars in Islam during which healthy Muslims are required to fast from dawn until sunset every day for 1 month...
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' Voices
Managing a COVID-19–positive psychiatric patient on a medical unit
With the COVID-19 pandemic turning the world on its head, we have seen more first-episode psychotic breaks and quick deterioration in previously...
For Residents
Are we failing to diagnose and treat the many faces of catatonia?
I had seen many new and exciting presentations of psychopathology during my intern year, yet one patient was uniquely memorable. When stable, he...
Residents' Voices
Catching the runner’s high: Anxiety and the endocannabinoid system
Effortless.” “Weightless.” “Limitless.” “Carefree.” In most cases, these are words one would not commonly associate with running. In fact, many...
For Residents
Administration of ketamine for depression should be limited to psychiatrists
I n the modern-day practice of medicine, turf wars are more common than one may realize.
For Residents
My palliative care rotation: Lessons of gratitude, mindfulness, and kindness
As a psychiatry resident and as a part of consultation-liaison service, I have visited many palliative care patients to assist other physicians in...
For Residents
The challenge of ‘holding space’ while holding the pager
At morning shift change a few months ago on my consultation-liaison rotation, I thanked the night float resident who had been called to a case...
For Residents
Harassment of health care workers: A survey
During the course of my residency training, I have experienced and witnessed patients and visitors harassing health care workers (HCWs) by cursing...