Artificial light [and psychiatry]
At the end of 2019 the sodium street lamps in our street were updated and the light changed from sodium yellow to electric white. As odd as this may sound, … Continue reading Artificial light [and psychiatry]
Tag: British Journal of Psychiatry
Psychiatry: the ‘subjective-objective divide’
In my subjective opinion, one of the most important articles written in the Journal of my College, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, was written by a colleague of mine who … Continue reading Psychiatry: the ‘subjective-objective divide’
‘That kind of anger is a giveaway’
This passage from ‘Stories We Tell Ourselves’ by Richard Holloway reminded me of writings and research into certainty and medical decison making:
‘The subjective-objective divide’
When I was a psychiatrist we were trained to describe patients’ experiences ‘objectively’. This passage from ‘Stories We Tell Ourselves’ by Richard Holloway reminded me of the folly of such … Continue reading ‘The subjective-objective divide’