After the first post

Now that I've published my first book Psychiatry in Techno Colors, I've gotten excited about the next.  This book was mostly about my strategy for understanding problems and deciding on treatments.  My next book will focus on the supportive and interpretive statements that I've given patients to help them see things differently.  The tentative title is It could be worse.  This different is mostly in a positive way.  In psychiatry this may be called cognitive reframes.  I don't always reframe in a positive way.  Some individuals do self destructive things such as drug abuse or self harm and think that they are not really hurting themselves or others.  Here I might point out how non productive these behaviors might be.  At any rate I might use this blog to help others to "reframe" their problems.  I don't intent to provide free psychiatric help without examining you, as that would be irresponsible and against my malpractice coverage.  But I believe that as person who has cared for a lot of patients, I can provide hope and some direction. Please be advised that comments posted might end up in my next book!