Steven Reidbord

Jun 1, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Greg Smith |Nicholas Bascou |Christine Tran-Boynes |Steven Reidbord

I am now in the twilight of my psychiatric career. Yes, I can write that without wincing now, almost, well, maybe just a little. I have made decisions in the last twelve months that have changed my daily schedule, my work life, and my relationships profoundly. Everyone around me, including friends, family members, and even some of my coworkers, thought that I was retiring. It’s not working any longer. Quitting. Hanging up the spikes. Of course, that has not been true at all.

May 31, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Steven Reidbord |Peter Ubel |Eric Tian |Molly Walker

The application of palliative care to intractable psychiatric disorders has been debated at least since 2010, when a journal article reported that a patient with severe anorexia nervosa died in hospice after being referred there by her psychiatrist. The New York Times published a thought-provoking article earlier this year on the same topic: whether we should ever deem severe, treatment-refractory anorexia incurable and terminal. Are there incurable psychiatric patients?