Ginger S, MD

psychiatrist+mental health advocate+lady angler

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

@RepGregMurphy What an asinine post. I really hope no one believes this nonsense. Shameful to come from a Congressman, even more so from an MD. Yuck.

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

Lost keys, missed appointments: The struggle of treating executive dysfunction https://t.co/VeF54jEMfs

[Allen Frances @AllenFrancesMD]

600,000 psych beds (90%) have closed since 1960- without any commensurate increase in community treatment/housing.

Completely not coincidentally, an equal number of patients are now languishing in prison dungeons or living rough on the streets.

Is this any way to run a country?

[Jamie Coleman, MD FACS @JJcolemanMD]

Newsflash.

Physicians are already resilient.

A thread🧵.

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

Some musical gratitude for all the healthcare workers who do the impossible every day.

Simple Gifts, #songsofcomfort

[Dimitrios Tsatiris MD @DrDimitrios]

Only in a broken healthcare system

I can have a patient on a medication for years.

It has improved their mental health and the quality of their life

But insurance declines to cover the medication

Just because it’s January….

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

Telling yourself “I deserve better” could be “self-care.” Or narcissism. Or psychopathy. Or just ordinary immaturity.

[Allen Frances @AllenFrancesMD]

Vicious Cycle:
Most psych disorders interfere with sleep/too little sleep harms brain & makes psych disorders worse.

Every 1st interview should inquire re sleep problems & sleep hygiene often crucial part of treatment. Regular sleeping pill use makes things worse.

Nice graphic:

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

Sheriff: No sample taken from deputy for toxicology test in alleged fentanyl 'overdose' https://t.co/lIEmwIJS6Y

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

Medical licensing questions continue to violate ADA https://t.co/qNv48dtQlR

[EasyOrtho @EasyOrtho1]

Hiring 5 administrators for every doctor is not sustainable

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

Today I spoke with a doctor who just received his license to prescribe marijuana. I asked him the difference between Sativa and Indica. He had no clue. Can we just stop with the charades already?! #legalizeit #endthewarondrugs

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

@DrGolfShirt Mismatching scrubs.

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

Wayne Season 2 please @PrimeVideo @amazon

[Nathalie Martinek PhD @NarcissismHacks]

Normalise believing and showing support for others when they talk about harms experienced in medical culture instead of trying to protect it.

[Adam B. Hill, M.D. @Adamhill1212]

Instead of asking EMPLOYEES

Do you have a hx of mental health conditions?

Are you taking any medications for a mental health condition?

We should be asking EMPLOYERS

Have you created a safe work environment where people can seek help/treatment when they need it?

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

Definitely. “With good friends, you can’t lose.”

[Brave Enough MD @RUBraveEnough]

Evidence shows if you have ONE work colleague who you can confide in & share your struggles / wins with,

You’re more likely to stay engaged and not burnout.

Remember: we can make a difference with an N=1. 🙂

Personally, I love that.

[Ginger S, MD @GingerShh]

“...an expression doesn’t have to mean anything as long as it means something.”

~Gertrude Stein, via Bill Bryson in “Made In America”