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Physician Work Environment:
••Summer 2002/Vol. 6, No. 3

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Soul of the Healer


By William Goldsmith, MD

 

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Smoke and sip bad coffee in this dingy ward

Schizophrenic guy

Is your affect flat or are you bored?

Oriented where and when and why?

Hearing voices?

Ah, what do they say?

Do you have a hard time making choices?

Motivation low to work or play?

I'll apply pure neuroscience

Block your synapse dopamine

Sure you'll soon relapse from non-compliance

Again to schizophrene

Lest UR pounce I'll document your stay

Now let's go beyond the mental status

Relate as two who must get through the day

And have a conversation, gratis

Ringmaster condescends to clown

Yeah, I'm the doc and you're the schiz

I wear a suit while you endure a gown

My ego's fairly whole, yours crumbled bits

But I like you, patient friend, a lot

Affiliative thirst requires slaking

We are more alike than not

Both flakes who only differ in the flaking.

a Billing code for hospital visit.

 

 

 

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