“The balance to fact and analysis is feeling,” our narrative medicine writing instructor informs us. “You’ll find that each poem and essay and story that you write reflects a new aspect of yourself. Be curious about what’s…
Category: Psychiatry
Harnessing the power of gamification in mental health apps
From stomping on koopas and collecting coins as Mario to “catching ’em all” in Pokemon, video games have enthralled both our childhood, and countless other childhoods. It was our guilty pleasure, much to the chagrin of our parents. Me…
Pediatric mental health care access [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join J. Wesley Boyd, a psychiatrist, to dive into the critical issue of child and adolescent mental health care accessibility. Drawing insights from a recent study, we’ll explore how …
We must protest our moral outrage
I’ve finally figured out why we – physicians – are called “providers.” It’s not merely because we render services. In addition, our role has become a commodity, genericized and stripped of autonomy. We are no longer free to prac…
Unveiling a journey marked by talents and turmoil
His 5-year-old daughter asked her mom, “Today is daddy’s birthday. Can we have a picnic at his grave?” Bryan was 49 years old. He could really do anything. He could do renovations, carpentry, electrical work, play music, be a father a…
Unveiling alcohol’s health paradox: heart benefits and detrimental effects
Tons of ink have been expended on the health effects, both positive and negative, of alcohol consumption. Beneficial effects on the heart were discussed in the 1990s based on the “French paradox.” A paper published in 1995 noted that there …
Solutions for physician burnout [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join William Lynes, a urologist, as he shares his remarkable journey from a successful medical career to battling mental illness and physician burnout. With over three decades of experience…
Exploring how thoughts shape emotions and perception [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Miguel Villagra, a hospitalist, as we explore how our thoughts shape emotions, dissecting cognitive distortions like all-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralization, and more. Discover str…
Exploring how thoughts shape emotions and perception [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Miguel Villagra, a hospitalist, as we explore how our thoughts shape emotions, dissecting cognitive distortions like all-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralization, and more. Discover str…
Resisting burnout in health care: Empowering inner practices
Burnout isn’t our fault. However, since we can’t change the inner workings of large institutions all at once, if at all, how do we push through? How do we do more than just survive? “More and more doctors are coming to believe that th…
