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La belle indifférence is a phrase sometimes encountered in psychiatry, often associated with conversion disorder, used to describe a lack of appropriate concern for a physical symptom. Now, I don’t speak French, but if you asked me to translate that literally, I’d give you “the beautiful indifference,” or “blissful ignorance.” Well, whatever the hell it […]
February 13, 2011
A little over a month ago, we got a lecture on psychiatric emergencies. The psychiatrist lecturing had given other talks, so I knew he had a bit of a mouth on him (and I’m convinced he gets away with it because of his charming Southern Drawl). However, while telling us about agitated patients, he really […]
January 21, 2011
I understand that not everything in medicine can be black & white (that would make me guilty of splitting). Recently, though, during a group exercise, I asked a third year Psychiatry resident why none of our case diagnoses were consistent with DSM-IV TR criteria (= the Psychiatrist’s bible). She replied: “There’s an ebb & flow […]
January 8, 2011
One of the last topics we’re “covering” before the boards is Psychiatry. I find it very interesting, but doubt I could ever make a career of it. After just one week of lectures, my classmates and I have reached a consensus: in order to be a Psychiatrist, one must fully appreciate the practice of cursing […]
Abnormal Facies 
February 28, 2011
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