Reflections on Psychiatry, Therapy, and Mental Health

We will be posting quirky or surprising images once monthly on our home page that nevertheless point in a serious way to important themes...

an idiot's guide to AA It’s easy to feel like an idiot when confronted with something entirely new and perhaps intimidating, especially when that newness also involves a social movement with a long history and established culture. The reality, though, is that if a person is considering giving AA a try, they are far from being an idiot. Full disclosure: I am a psychiatrist and addiction specialist, thought not a member of AA I have had a chance to attend some very robust meeti

a significant technical advancement over conventional TMS I enjoy the challenge of trying to understand, and sometimes trying to help others understand complex technologies. Stanford Accelerated Neuromodulation or SAINT, the very powerful treatment for severe depression, is one technology that is worthwhile explaining to others. If I get it right in this essay, you will have a practical understanding that is not superficial but at the same time does not get into distracting