On my trip to Washington DC last month, I packed my new camcorder. Until my daughter's wedding in March, I never owned a camera. At the psychiatric conference I attended, I got some talking head shots, then I paid a visit to the FDR and Lincoln Memorials.I paid $800 for my camcorder. Little did I know I should have shelled out $3,500 minimum, plus... Read more
I have not published my email newsletter since the end of last December. At first, my reasons were valid - a website overhaul involving learning new skills, then my daughter's wedding, followed by a backlog of work to catch up on, followed by new projects, followed by an east coast trip.A Sabbatical, I explained to anyone who asked. Mental health... Read more
"Growing Up Bipolar," read the cover story to this week's Newsweek magazine.I was dreading to pick up the issue and open it. Based on the appalling coverage of early onset bipolar last year in the media, I knew what to expect:Something along the lines of: "Lazy mother in collusion with organized psychiatry and the drug industry poisons own child ... Read more
I arrived back home in rural southern California late Wednesday night. Two days before, on the opposite coast, I gave a grand rounds lecture to about 60 clinicians at Princeton House, a psychiatric facility associated with the Princeton Healthcare System in Princeton, NJ.Therapists and social workers made up the bulk of my audience, but a... Read more