Lake Cocytus

Communication skills are important. We're sociable beings and reach out to communicate from the day we're born. One gentleman was ex...

I was due to see a patient who I've known for a long time, she was due in out-patient clinic but did not attend. My secretary checked on...

Walking across the hospital grounds I overheard a couple talking as they returned to the ward. He was saying to her how grateful he was that...

I'm interested in how we think, in what internal and external processes impact 'pon how we see ourselves, how we value ourselves, ho...

I saw a young patient who has had obsessional ideation for some time, but it's now well managed. They still have to arrange towels in or...

We used to assess and document insight a lot, routinely for every patient. It's become more of a trivial afterthought now (and rightly s...

How many older adults present, after retirement, for the first time with schizophrenia? Almost none. How many older adults present, in later...

When articulating a point of view, increasingly I find myself being more extreme. Usually I'm seeking a view somewhere in the middle gro...

We go in to a vocational career, such as medicine, for many reasons. Here are 10 reasons why we fair well in a job. Sometimes I read articl...

Picture an elderly gentleman, living on his own, in his own flat, for 10 years. He's been a recluse, family bringing him all his groceri...