ADULT PSYCHIATRY
In the general
psychiatry training years, the physician achieves competence in
the fundamentals of the theory and practice of psychiatry.
Special importance is given to disorders that appear in childhood,
such as pervasive developmental disorder, attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, mental
retardation, mood disorders, depressive and anxiety disorders,
drug dependency and delinquency (conduct disorder).
We physicians have patients; the word
means one who suffers. People come to me because they are hurting.
We discuss the physiological
properties of various medicines, the patient’s reactions to them, and
how or if the patient wants to take them. I simply
give some advice based on what I know, and the bottom line: the
patient is the boss.
