Nicolas Badre, MD

These 3 stories offer a lesson in humility to psychiatry.

In the psychiatric care continuum, insurance companies encourage a broader conversation about what constitutes best treatment practices.

How can we ensure an accountable, effective, and limited conservatorship system? Here are some actionable concepts.

Is PTSD overdiagnosed?

Validating some patients could lead to both clinician and patient harm.

The current system of extrajudicial medical holds does not protect the rights of those who lack capacity to care for themselves due a medical condition.

“Our patients, our field, and our integrity demand a better explanation of what happened in STAR*D than what has thus been provided.”

Like residency, the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Sand Mandalas requires teamwork to accomplish a common goal. The group effort by both Sand Mandalas and residents results in a transformative experience.

We present the case of a patient for whom different attending providers had markedly different interpretations. As the case unfolds, we invite you to reflect on your diagnostic understanding of each presentation.