In a House of Dreams and Glass: Becoming a Psychiatrist
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (668 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451613652 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Too often, observes Klitzman, patients are pigeonholed into narrow categories, given drugs and then blamed for their failure to improve. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. We watch as Klitzman wrestles over whether to use psychological approaches, which frequently disappoint him; biological, drug-based treatments, which have helped many patients more than he expects them to; or a combination of approaches. From Publishers Weekly Klitzman, a New York City psychiatrist who described his medical internship in A Year-Long Night, now offers an involving, highly revealing look at the chaotic world of psychiatric practice in this account of his three-year residency at an unnamed
"EXCELLENT I recommend Klitzman's book as a valuable account of one particular kind of training that goes into becoming a psychiatrist".--The Washington PostFresh from medical school, Robert Klitzman began his residency in psychiatry with excitement and a sense of mission. But he was not prepared for what he found inside the city psychiatric center where he was to spend three grueling years.In truth, as Dr. Klitzman's absorbing account of his apprenticeship reveals, he never ceased to be surprised--by his patients, by the senior psychiatrists' conflicting advice on how to help them, and by the unpredictable results of the therapies, both psychoanalytic and biologic, that he and his fellow residents practiced.Nights in the emergency room, professional controversy, the minefield of hospital politics, the stress of his own therapy--everything is here, in a passionate and illuminating analysis of a doctor's struggle against tremendous odds to banish his patients' demons."AN INSIGHTFUL MEMOIR RECOMMENDED".--Library Journal"A thoroug
A Customer said Very Insightful Account of Mental Health Treatment. This book is interesting reading for anyone who wants to know more about the mental health treatment 'industry' as displayed at one hospital. Dr. Klitzman's frank account from the perspective of a resident in training gives honest and open insight and opinions into the various treatment methods he learned to a. Passionate, Informative LH422 This book is Klitzman's memoir of his time in residency, training as a psychiatrist. There are many memoirs of medical training in print, and this one does bear some similarities to the others, but there is plenty of original content too. Like most memoirs of residency, Klitzman's training brings into stark re. mattwo@Hotmail.com said Great account of the realities of a psychiatric residency.. I am considering studying to be a psychiatrist and I found this account extraordinarily informative. The author does a great job highlighting the frequent challenges and infrequent rewards of a psychiatric residency.