Practicing Do You See Patients?

摘要

Another Monday rolls around, as I trudge into the psychiat-ric clinic. A patient's name catches my attention. I ponder if he's having a good day, compared with the many bad days he's had this year. It's been a struggle with medications, family crisis, and his battle with mental illness.Mecha, age 58, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his late 20s. Along with lost jobs, failed relationships, and a daily tussle with God, he's been under the care of multiple providers who, he claims, don't understand me.