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Is it possible to be too intellectual during analysis? I sometimes feel like Psychiatrists are portrayed as overly intellectual, well dressed, articulate (think upper east side of Manhattan, legs crossed drinking tea with sweater vest). For instance, I get one understanding from a patient during my analysis but they say no no, it really meant this. It's kind of intimidating. I know your abilities improve from PGY-1 to 4 and I know some Psychiatrists are better at some things than others.
TLDR: I feel like I am too simple minded (problem -> fix it) (concrete thinker) to do Psychiatry sometimes. I don't usually offer hyper-intellectual answers (even without the terminology). I am more of a: I really enjoyed talking to the patient and throughout the course of our conversation they really gave off the impression that they may be depressed. They met all SIG E CAPS requirements. I think they could really benefit from Celexa because of X, Y, Z. That's me vs. some heavy intellectual psychoanalytical view of why they are this way.
Is there room in Psychiatry for people like me? I'm an extremely optimistic person and can relate well with patients, but I am not articulate in the way I described above.
TLDR: I feel like I am too simple minded (problem -> fix it) (concrete thinker) to do Psychiatry sometimes. I don't usually offer hyper-intellectual answers (even without the terminology). I am more of a: I really enjoyed talking to the patient and throughout the course of our conversation they really gave off the impression that they may be depressed. They met all SIG E CAPS requirements. I think they could really benefit from Celexa because of X, Y, Z. That's me vs. some heavy intellectual psychoanalytical view of why they are this way.
Is there room in Psychiatry for people like me? I'm an extremely optimistic person and can relate well with patients, but I am not articulate in the way I described above.