Health Care Organizational Ethics quoted in the New York Times

I'm a regular reader ot "The Ethicist" column in the Sunday New York Times. This morning's column  started with a rather s...

Public Learning about ACOs

"Culture beats strategy every time" is a truism in management consultation. The Accountable Care Organization concept is excellent...

Should You Kill Your Disabled Child?

I've just read a remarkable book about this question:   Rescuing Jeffrey , by his father, Richard Galli. I got to the book via " C...

Dealing with Pap Phobia

When was the last time you had a Pap test? Did you know the biggest risk factor for cervical cancer is not having a Pap test every two year...

What The Affordable Care Act Means to You

Are you still confused? This is the best and most concise report on what you can expect from the Affordable Care Act. Note that there are ...

Keep Sound Minds

In 2008 I blogged  about how after Marci Thibault, in a state of psychosis, walked into New Hampshire traffic with her twin sister Danielle...

Sharing our Stories

We see it all around us – breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer… The list goes on. Cancer devastates families and communi...

The Bias Towards Drugs in Psychiatry

Two days ago I posted about the bias towards drugs in treating depressed older patients. The next day the New York Times published a heartb...

The Bias Towards Drugs in Treating Depressed Older Patients

I recently read an article on " How to adapt cognitive-behavioral therapy for older adults " that came to me in Current Psychiatry...