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Through a Shrink’s Eyes
A Psychiatrist Looks at the World
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I raise goats as a hobby
Finding time for a hobby can be hard. But a hobby doesn't have to be time consuming or expensive. It's just something you enjoy.

Dr. D
Mar 6, 20235 min read


Why Do You Always Lose the Fight?
Jenny, 16, was sobbing. She and her father had just been fighting in my office. He called the girl a “a mean mouthed crappy kid,”...

Dr. D
Nov 11, 20214 min read


The song says "...suicide is painless..."
...but for whom? Suicide has been on my mind for a while now. The rate has been going up steadily for decades. Physicians and nurses are...

Dr. D
Jul 26, 20215 min read


Thank you for leaving the seat up
... focusing on little things and letting them build up from that small anthill to the giant mountain can be fatal to a relationship

Dr. D
May 24, 20214 min read


Dramatic child rescue
It was a terrible night on call and promised to be at least as bad a morning. We had run three "codes," protocols to try to resuscitate...

Dr. D
Nov 19, 20204 min read


He Said He Saw a Movie
I was pretty tired that morning. Hadn’t been able to sleep well. Mentally brought the hospital home with me and worried about what I’d...

Dr. D
Aug 5, 20201 min read
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