Opinion
Reflections on providing on-call overnight care for psychiatric patients
Dr. Jacqueline Posada says results from her “emotional pain scale” for residents show the physically and emotionally taxing nature of being on...
Opinion
Personal models of illness
Dr. Posada shows how cognitive flexibility or reframing can shape the lives of patients and loved ones.
Opinion
The challenges of dating
Dating during residency is a job unto itself – one that I didn’t expect to balance alongside my long and frequently odd hours of work. To make...
Article
Developing a personal scale for evaluating agitation on inpatient units
Dr. Jacqueline Posada shares her personal scale for measuring and responding to agitation on the psychiatric inpatient unit.
Article
Navigating the ambiguity around whether to admit or discharge
In residency training, each patient encounter trains us in the challenging practice of risk assessment in potentially dangerous situations.