Why Aren’t People With Medical Problems Given Mental Health Care?

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I opened my first psychiatric office in 1989 right across the street from our local hospital. I joined the hospital staff, did consultations on in-patients and, joined the local medical society. In other words, I was visible.

My plan was to make my presence as a psychiatrist known to the medical community. This, I hoped, would coincide with the…