Tis in my memory lock'd, and you shall keep the key of it. — Shakespeare, Hamlet Recent events have caused me to think about the use of assessment tools in the determination of a person's "fitness" for duty.  The use of the Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) has long been used to screen for the … Continue reading Memory

The lunatic, the lover and the poet have such seething brains, such shaping fantasies... — Shakespeare I have been a practicing psychiatrist for the past ten years now. I began my practice as an employed physician. At that time, I was primarily involved in medication management and electroconvulsive therapy or (ECT). After 10 years, and … Continue reading In the beginning

Thanks for joining me! This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. — Shakespeare The Journey Begins