On the last office day before Christmas, Medpundit’s patient is suicidal. Where are the psychiatrists? I’ll tell you where I was yesterday: in my office, working. But I saw no one who was suicidal. I spent hours trying to contact patients with abnormal lab test results. It might have been better if Sydney and I had switched places…
Suicides don’t actually peak in December, as Maria notes in the comments. MSM seems to be catching on to this fact, according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center. But suicidal patients are challenging for physicians in any season. More on this problem here.
(-cross-posted at shrinkette.)
Similar Posts:
- Are East Coast doctors different from their West Coast counterparts?
- Poll: Is easy patient access to the medical record a good idea?
- How hospitals can lose money by relying on hospitalists
KevinMD.com on Facebook
Comments on this entry are closed.