Joseph Baskin, MD
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There exists an unspoken contract between doctors and patients. The patient tells the doctor what is wrong with as much detail as possible, and the doctor uses their knowledge and skills to make the patient feel better. However, this paradigm…
There exists an unspoken contract between doctors and patients. The patient tells the doctor what is wrong with as much detail as possible, and the doctor uses their knowledge and skills to make the patient feel better. However, this paradigm does not always work.
I am a jailhouse psychiatrist, working with some of the most mentally ill individuals today. Those with serious mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia or severe bipolar …
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The unspoken contract between doctors and patients: Navigating mental illness in the jail setting
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An excerpt from Doctor Zhulik. Christmas Eve "You know, you're the worst f*cking intern I have ever seen." "I don't know why the hell you're even trying to become a surgeon, Appleby. You have the manual dexterity of a chimpanzee."…
An excerpt from Doctor Zhulik.
Christmas Eve
“You know, you’re the worst f*cking intern I have ever seen.”
“I don’t know why the hell you’re even trying to become a surgeon, Appleby. You have the manual dexterity of a chimpanzee.” A heavy man, Bernstein’s belly burst out of the gown, threatening to push the patient with his gaping abdominal hole off the operating table. Whenever he talked, the mask contorted like a …
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The abusive surgeon and the sleep-deprived intern: a novel
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