Psychiatry in Techno Colors: A Psychiatrist's Memoir of Lessons Learned About Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression second edition is available

Finally finished my updated and expanded second edition of PSYCHIATRY IN TECHNOCOLORS: A PSYCHIATRISTS MEMOIR OF LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
Now available on Amazon.com in both paperback and kindle and lower price than first edition with 9 additional chapters.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements 8
Preface to second edition 10
Forward (By William Glazer, M.D.) 12
Preface: Extending the boundaries by getting real about stigma and patient advocacy 16
Introduction: The phoenix rises from the academic ashes 21
Ode to Freud and latter day disciples 30
The evolution of my psychiatric faith 39
Battle of the titans and how I survived my psychiatry training in turbulent times 48
Seeing is believing, and why I stopped listening to Prozac 58
Psychiatry in techno colors 64
Bad drugs, good medications 76
Marketing of a slightly better medication 89
What’s my diagnosis, does it matter and who cares? 96
Confessions of a reformed bipolar over-diagnoser and how to see residual ADHD 109
You can’t teach old dogs or neurons new tricks- when undesirable medication combinations maybe best 119
The RAM Hypothesis and why remembering everything may make you depressed 124
Origins of panic 131
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; assessing risks and benefits 138
“I must be the worst patient you’ve ever seen”: My theory of relativity 144
Suicide and the need for hope 154
A danger to others 161
Study conclusions, lies and statistics 171
Afterward-the future 185
Appendix: Depression Treatment Paradigms 190
How to understand psychosis-we all can speak schizophrenageeze 203
The clinical relevance of differentiating obsessing and dwelling in patients with anxiety and depression 213
Dying in balance and my organ is more important than yours-managing treatments from different specialties 218
Complex or Difficult cases: Assessment strategy 227
Treatment non-compliance or failure to gain acceptance of illness? 235
The first shall be last: An alternative approach to the psychiatric intake evaluation 241
The role of the not so simple 15 minute "medication check" 247
A Multiple Models Assessment and Treatment Strategy for Depression and Anxiety 250
How to do a medication trial 266
Choosing medication cocktails: Top shelf brands “neat” vs. mixed generic “well” drinks 271