David Lehman, MD

Opinion

How to remain apolitical with patients

Author:: David Lehman, MD

Publish date: October 20, 2022

While the concept of making all patients comfortable may feel abstract or trivial to some, the consequences can be very real.

Opinion

A prescription for de-diagnosing

Author:: David Lehman, MD

Publish date: June 13, 2022

Similarly to polypharmacy, “polydiagnosing” has negative effects.

Opinion

Is psychiatry coddling the American mind?

Author:: David Lehman, MD

Publish date: September 24, 2020

Does the endless pursuit of nonjudgment and validation corrupts the doctor-patient interaction? Dr. David Lehman and Dr. Nicolas Badre ask.

Opinion

Criminals in the psychiatric ED

Author:: David Lehman, MD

Publish date: August 21, 2019

The ability of psychiatric hospitals to solve nonpsychiatric problems is limited, write Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. David Lehman.

Opinion

Should we defend the unrestrained availability of patented psychotropics?

Author:: David Lehman, MD

Publish date: April 12, 2019

Dr. David Lehman and Dr. Nicolas Badre take the field of psychiatry to task for making “unfounded claims.”

Opinion

Depression: a changing concept in the age of ketamine

Author:: David Lehman, MD

Publish date: March 21, 2019

If a patient’s depression is alleviated in an hour, was it really clinical depression? Is it truly in remission? ask Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Davi...