Investing in Residents’ Mental Health Vital to Psychiatry’s Own Health
Working in psychiatry exposes you to the extremes of the human condition: rage, shame, panic, fear, melancholy, and grief. Part of our role as psychiatrists is to sit with our patients through these intense feeling s and create a space in which they are allowed to explore these parts of themselves while feeling safe and heard. We regularly help patients develop curiosity about a wide range of affects, identify their feelings, and understand themselves better. Although this work can be incredibly rewarding,