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By Dr. Garrett Rossi, MD, FAPA
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Psychiatry is on trial. It was probably inevitable. A field that treats suffering, suicide, psychosis, trauma, addiction, violence risk, loneliness, despair, and meaninglessness was always going to be… Read more: Psychiatry Is on Trial. We Should Not Plead Guilty to the Wrong Charges - Your Day Job Does Not Have to Be Your Life’s Work
Why doctors and probably everyone else need work that belongs to them Seeing patients all day was never my favorite way to use my skills. Even writing that… Read more: Your Day Job Does Not Have to Be Your Life’s Work - Psych Meds Are Not the Enemy. Bad Medicine IsThere is a dangerous difference between criticizing bad psychiatric practice and stigmatizing psychiatric illness. I have criticized aspects of psychiatry many times. I believe our field should be… Read more: Psych Meds Are Not the Enemy. Bad Medicine Is
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No Evidence of Competence
Learning disability, shame, and becoming a psychiatrist. A memoir that explores psychiatric identity through lived experience — not clinical instruction.
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Dr. Garrett Rossi, MD, FAPA
Practicing psychiatrist, published author, and creator of Shrinks in Sneakers. On a mission to make psychiatry accessible, evidence-based, and honest. I create bold, evidence-based psychiatry content that challenges hype, sharpens clinical thinking, and brings real-world mental health practice to the forefront.
Board-certified psychiatrist · Psychiatric Times columnist · Author
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