Psychiatry, What It's All About

What is your background?Why did you choose psychiatry for a specialty?Was your father a doctor?What prepared you to be a psychiatrist?Who goes to see a psychiatrist?What kind of problems do they have?Do they really get any better?Does medication really help?What can one expect?Are patients in the armed services different from those in private practice?These questions have been asked of the author many times in the past fifty years so, are now addressed in this book. He retired twice over twenty years ago but occasionally still gets a request for care. One of his greatest feelings of accomplishment is having never lost a suicidal patient while under his care. He emphasizes the need for a good portion of common sense and the help to put it into practice. Specific examples of real complaints and treatment approaches are documented.

-- Jesse Button M.D.