One thing that all those years of education, medical training, and textbook studying can never quite fully prepare us for as physicians is crucial conversations with our patients. There’s an element to mastering these conversations that comes wit…
Category: Psychiatry
Prioritizing mental health for doctors and families
In 2022, the World Health Organization released the World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All, which recognizes the critical importance of mental health to everyone, everywhere – including doctors and their families. The cons…
Haunted by sleep: the chilling reality of hypnagogic hallucinations
“What did you see?” I asked her, as she sat across from me, wide-eyed and obviously unnerved even thinking back about the episode. “It was horrible,” she said, “just horrible. I was lying on my back, and I saw it in the do…
Benzodiazepine discontinuation and patient outcomes [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join L. Joseph Parker, a research physician, as we explore a recent comparative effectiveness study that investigates the impact of discontinuing long-term benzodiazepine therapy on patient…
A physician’s path to mental wellness [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join guests Kim Downey, a physical therapist, and Bryce Bowers, a family physician, as they discuss the challenges and triumphs of the medical profession. Delve into the world of health car…
A patient reached out to a doctor, and they helped each other heal
Kim Downey: “Each year, almost 400 physicians die by suicide.” That sentence stopped me in my tracks. I’d been reading all the articles here on KevinMD for almost a year when I came across one written by Dr. Avellino, with the opening…
Unlocking emotional healing: the power of EMDR therapy
The therapeutic modality developed by Francine Shapiro and referred to as eye movement desensitization reprocessing or EMDR, when embedded in the context of a wider lens, focuses on specific events and feelings with a view to overarching goals. We beco…
EMDR therapy: From walk to wonder, unmasking trauma’s secrets
In 1987, Francine Shapiro went for a walk and discovered eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) as a therapeutic technique for traumatic experiences with lasting impact. Some thirty years later, with a substantial body of research confirming …
Maximizing health care efficiency: Harnessing the power of personality diversity
The impact of personality in health care The health care sector’s success hinges on the diverse personalities within its workforce. Embracing this diversity, particularly the dynamics of introversion and extroversion, is not just beneficial for p…
Holistic success and happiness in medicine [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Ketan Kulkarni, a physician entrepreneur. We’ll delve into the pressing issues of burnout and discontent among health care professionals, particularly physicians, and explore str…
