Psychiatry – Health

How switching to psychiatry made me understand suicide far better [PODCAST]

“I realized that training in psychiatry would give me the opportunity to understand suicide far better, and hopefully allow me to make a difference at an earlier stage. My exposure to psychiatry in medical school was clearly not enough. I was ill-equipped to fully grasp when individuals begin to have thoughts of suicide and when… Read More »

Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make Amends

Dr. Danielle Hairston, president of the American Psychiatric Association’s Black caucus. “They’re taking these tiny, superficial, palatable steps,” she said, “but as far as real work, the A.P.A. has a long way to go.”Credit…Cheriss May for The New York Times SectionsSkip to contentSkip to site index Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make… Read More »