What I learned after 41 years of practicing psychiatry
Now that I’m getting ready to turn 70, I thought I’d summarize what I’ve learned since I finished my residency, when I was 28. Of course, I didn’t learn all this only by being a psychiatrist, since I would hope that most folks have also learned lots in the last 41 years.
1. Psychotherapy is important, particularly if the patient is on the right medication. I won’t do “med checks,” since I …