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Pondering a Career Move? Insights Into Psychiatric Hospital Settings

October 1, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD. Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Hospital Report.

Dr. Hendrick has no financial relationship with companies related to this material.

Each psychiatric hospital setting offers its own unique challenges and rewards. You might appreciate the clinical autonomy and resources available in private hospitals, tackle complex cases in state hospitals, or balance research and teaching in academic environments. Non-profits focus on underserved populations, VA hospitals specialize in veteran care, and forensic hospitals blend psychiatry with legal work. The right choice for you depends on your interests and the challenges you're prepared to take on.

20 Years of The Carlat Report

January 1, 2023

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD.

Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry/Chairman of Psychiatry at Melrose Wakefield Healthcare. Publisher, Carlat Publishing.

Dr. Carlat has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Twenty years ago, Danny Carlat walked away from industry-funded education and started The Carlat Report. Here he looks back on pivotal moments that have changed the field and shares his perspective on the controversies of today.

The Role of Etiquette-Based Medicine

January 1, 2009

Glen Spielmans, PhD

Section editor, Glen Spielmans, PhD

Dr. Spielmans has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies ertaining to this educational activity.

We’ve all been told from time to time that we should mind our manners. A Boston psychiatrist, Michael Kahn, suggests that manners are not limited to dinner parties; rather, he calls for “etiquette based medicine.”