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I am often surprised that on an initial meeting usually prospective patients don’t have a lot of questions for me.  I wanted to take time to address this issue and give my thoughts and tips for what to look for when meeting a new psychiatrist or psychoanalyst.  Though I am both a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst,… Continue reading Choosing a New Psychiatrist or Psychoanalyst in San Francisco

This poem is from a long time ago during my training, given to me to describe my way of working.  My last name means to eat cake in German.    Dr. Eatcake and patient Cereal shared a medicinal meal. He asked, “How do you feel?” And I replied, “Thanks to Seroquel I feel well.” So… Continue reading Dr. Eatcake

Long ago, when the internet service provider Prodigy was just beginning and internet speeds were painfully slow, there was a message board on Prodigy that I used to visit regularly.  Long before I became a psychiatrist or psychoanalyst, I found myself posting questions there such as, “What motivates people to do anything?” or “What is… Continue reading Notes on Psychoanalysis — Orientation