Matthew B. Smith, M.D.

We learn how a psychiatric assessment, a forteriori a psychiatric treatment session, requires the in-person interaction the the patient, although it can be winged with a video session. Apparently there are those who believe that all relevant factors can be obtained from the patient’s words, prosody, and tone of voice. But they forget about the nonverbal gestures and movements; and most of all, they fofget about the intangible experience if the person and his or or state, whichcan be put into words only with great difficulty, but which can be axtremely important

We learn how the psychiatric illness or strength of the nation’s chief executive influences the psychiatric illness or health of the citizens.