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Category Archives: Psychiatry
PARANOID KILLERS AMONG US? by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Back in the flush sixties, the federal government provided millions of dollars to support community mental health programs. The eerie, dark, cavernous hospitals for the insane were bulldozed or turned into condos, and the care of thousands of mentally ill … Continue reading
Posted in Psychiatry, Self Examination, The Man with a Microphone in his Ear, World events, a psychological view, Writing
Tagged Bipolar Disorders, Community mental health, Drexel University School of Medicine, Hahnemann School of Medicine, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, Paranoid Disorders, schizophrenia, The closing of state hospitals, The Man with a Microphone in his Ear, Treating the mentally ill
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IS IT POSSIBLE TO SOLVE AN UNSOLVABLE GRUDGE? by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
A grudge is defined as a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury. 1400 years ago, after Mohammed died, the Caliphate was passed to Abu Bakr, one of Mohammed’s closest companions, rather than … Continue reading
HOW CORE VALUES CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Recently, two things happened that made me rethink the state of my own values. First the bad news. A new patient left me a message that he didn’t want to see me anymore because I was too judgmental. Me judgmental? … Continue reading
WHY HATE FRANK SINATRA? By Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
I just finished reading an article, Remembering Michael Kelly, by Bret Stephens, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal. Michael Kelly was a grown-up version of Holden Caulfield, a man who despised phonies, but unlike Holden, he was courageous enough … Continue reading
Posted in Psychiatry, Raising Children, Self Examination, World events, a psychological view, Writing
Tagged a journalist for the New York Times, Anoher way to think about "old blue eyes", Brett Stephens, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, psychiatry and truth, Remembering Michael Kelly, The Difference between Cool & Smart, the war in Iraq, Thoughts about Frank Sinatra
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IS IT EVER TOO LATE TO GET REVENGE? by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Sally, an attractive, 50-year-old woman, entered treatment with the symptoms of depression, feeling trapped, a racing heart, tingling in her lips and hands, hyperventilation and a sense of impending doom. The symptoms started 15 years previously after her car turned … Continue reading
BACK STORY — THE ENGINE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS, By Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Remember how tasty and comforting it was to be breast fed? How you fought and yelled when you had to stop pooping in your diaper and had to use the potty? You don’t remember? No worries. 99.99 percent of us … Continue reading
Posted in CHASING BACKWARDS, a psychological murder mystery, Childhood Trauma, Psychiatry, Raising Children, Self Examination, Writing
Tagged Back Story, Chad Harbach, Chasing Backwards, Childhood Trauma, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist, Pat Conroy, Prince of Tides, The art of Fielding, The unconscious mind
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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE? HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT FANTASY? by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
He was dressed in a black tux and she wore a strapless white gown. Hesitantly, he raised her veil and gazed into her dark brown eyes. She gazed back and sighed deeply. The minister said with a smile, “You may … Continue reading
Posted in CHASING BACKWARDS, a psychological murder mystery, Psychiatry, Self Examination, Skin Dance, a mystery, The Man with a Microphone in his Ear, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Dealing wih marriage vows, Dealing with marital difficulties, For better of for worse, Inside the mind of a psychiatrist
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BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDERS — AN APOLOGY, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
My last post on Borderline Personality Disorders provoked a great number of both positive and negative responses. I chose to not publish the negative responses for a number of reasons. One reason was that many of them were downright abusive, … Continue reading
