Shrink Rap

Continued coverage of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law (AAPL) conference.

There's this funny thing about humor: it's not funny to everyone.

Why is it that some people have a psychiatric disorder and they bounce back and it's not a big deal, while others struggle terribly?

See what advice patients are being given to find you and your fellow psychiatrists.

The book "The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head," evokes the question, "Is it okay for a friend to treat a friend?"

What does it take to become a physician, and could a disease or condition hold you back from achieving that goal?

ShrinkRap's Dinah reflects on comments given to a previous post on texting with patients.

Why do patients take a call when they're with the doctor, and does it bother you?

Whta questions do people in the "real world" have about psychiatry?

How could a transcribing pen be used in a psychiatry practice?

Do bright, exuberant, fast-thinking, productive people who are filled with energy and ideas have a disorder?

ShrinkRap's Dinah reflects on the suicide of former NFL player Owen Thomas.

What happens when psychiatrists try to make mango margaritas?

Should your friend someone on Facebook who you don't really know?

ShrinkRap's Dinah reviews the pros and cons of texting with patients, particularly as is applies to psychiatry.

ShrinkRap's ClinkShrink provides a heads up that The New York Times Magazine will feature an article on preschooler depression this weekend.

ShrinkRap's Dinah offers guidelines for emotion versus mental illness.

Are to-do lists good or bad for our mental health?

Shrink Rap's ClinkShrink explores what being trapped for months must do to one's psychological state.

For those in need of a laugh.

What do psychiatrists do when they're on vacation? They make their psychiatry blogs vacation blogs.

Why are pharmacists taking a bigger role in patient care?

How can a psychiatrist respond to the question "What good are you?" from a patient?

Shrink Rap's ClinkShrink explains what happens when people learn you're a doctor and why its bothersome.

ClinkShrink ties the intimidation felt my Naomi Campbell in testifying in the trial of Liberian dictator Charles Taylor to patients seen in Baltimore.

ClinkShrink offers an opinion on a recent article in The New York Times by Daphne Merkin titled "My Life in Therapy."

Dinah reflects on the story of a colleague who looks back on his career with empathy toward previous patients.

Dinah from Shrink Rap addresses the list of the 10 profession with the highest levels of depression.

Dinah shares a story from the Baltimore Sun on a Johns Hopkins study looking at a parasite in cats that could be behind schizophrenia.