When I grow up, I want to be a drunk. I want to wake up feeling restless and uncomfortable. It’ll be neat to drag myself out of bed to open that first bottle of wine. I’ll drink all of it within an hour. Then I’ll go to the liquor store. The guy behind the counter will […]
Categories: Education,Homelessness,Lessons,Medicine,Observations
I originally wrote the post below over five years ago. It’s about a teenager I worked with for about six months at a residential treatment center. I still think about him from time to time; I hope that he was able to exit the mental health system. A few months later, I learned that, less […]
Categories: Homelessness,Lessons,Medicine,Observations
Radiolab recently aired a show called “The Bitter End” that discusses the end-of-life care preferences of physicians and non-physicians. Physicians are much more likely to decline “heroic” measures, such as CPR, mechanical ventilation, feeding tubes, etc. This comes as a surprise to the hosts and, presumably, to other non-physicians. It’s a good show. I recommend […]
Categories: Education,Medicine,Nonfiction,Observations
A sample agenda as the consulting psychiatrist with a homeless outreach team: 8:17am. Arrive at the office, which is in a tall building that is a short walk from the New York Stock Exchange. Speak with the case managers and social workers about who should be seen that day. 8:55am. Walk with a case manager to […]
Categories: Education,Homelessness,Medicine,Nonfiction,NYC,Observations,PPOH
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