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Residents' Voices
A reflection on Ghana’s mental health system
In recent years, the delivery of mental health services in Ghana has expanded substantially, especially since the passing of the Mental Health Act...
Residents' Voices
The challenges of caring for a physician with a mental illness
A physician’s mental health is important for the delivery of quality health care to his/her patients.
Residents' Voices
Autism, pain, and the NMDA receptor
Ms. G, a 36-year-old woman, presented to the emergency department (ED) requesting a neurologic evaluation.
For Residents
Prenatal exposure to illegal substances: Exploring alternatives to fetal assault bills
Near completion of my rounds at a residential substance abuse treatment center, my last patient was a 32-year-old mother. She reported she was...
For Residents
Career Choices: Forensic psychiatry
In this Career Choices, Saeed Ahmed, MD, Addiction Psychiatry Fellow at Boston University Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine,...
For Residents
A kick to kick off residency
If my motivation to become a doctor was ever the supposed glamour and prestige conferred once “MD” is added to your name, that delusion was...
For Residents
Career Choices: Academic psychiatry
In this Career Choices, Saeed Ahmed, MD, Chief Resident at Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, talked with Donald W. Black,...
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Residents are drowning in job offers – and debt
Young doctors are being recruited “like blue-chip athletes.”
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Paternalism vs autonomy: Why watching our words is important
Two patients were admitted to our unit at the same time: Mr. P, age 27, an architect with unspecified personality disorder, and Mr. D, age 62, a...
For Residents
The importance of engaging with local mental health organizations
“Hi Dr. Burke, thanks for coming in today. My daughter struggles with depression and I feel like every time I try to reach out, I hit a dead end...
For Residents
Treating military members, veterans, and their families
I had the unique opportunity to attend a civilian medical school followed by residency and fellowship training along civilian providers, and I...