Loren A. Olson, MD

Loren A. Olson is a psychiatrist and author of No More Neckties: A Memoir in Essays.

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Physician voices

Fitting in is not belonging

Loren A. Olson, MD

June 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022

An excerpt from No More Neckties: A Memoir in Essays. The sign that welcomed visitors to Wakefield, Nebraska, said: "Pop. 1030." The town's size didn't vary in all the years I lived there. It was a close-knit community linked by…

An excerpt from No More Neckties: A Memoir in Essays.

The sign that welcomed visitors to Wakefield, Nebraska, said: “Pop. 1030.” The town’s size didn’t vary in all the years I lived there. It was a close-knit community linked by culture, economy, religion, and blood. The people knew each other and knew each other’s histories.

Most families had many interconnecting links. In the generation before me, four Anderson brothers …

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Fitting in is not belonging

Physician voices

Isolated gay people and support from the LGBT community

Loren A. Olson, MD

April 20, 2011Apr 20, 2011

An excerpt from Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, A Psychiatrist's Own Story. by Loren A. Olson, MD I once cared for an aging lesbian who began to have memory problems. She went to a neurologist who said bluntly,…

An excerpt from Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, A Psychiatrist’s Own Story.

by Loren A. Olson, MD

I once cared for an aging lesbian who began to have memory problems.

She went to a neurologist who said bluntly, “Get your affairs in order. You have Alzheimer’s disease.” My patient was confused, devastated, and depressed. She asked a companion to accompany her on her return visit. This time the neurologist said, …