”Okay can you please run that by me again Dr. Notsogoodwithconsciouspatients?”

“I mean, I need you to come see my patient. She’s crying. I think she’s really sad. Maybe she’s depressed or something.”

“Did you ask her?“

“Uh……”

“What’s the clinical question here?”

“Come on, dude! It’s 3am! Can’t you just come and talk to her??”

I mean, yes, of course I could. And since I was a resident on psych consults, I did. Because I was already rudely awoken by someone on ortho who had a “scary” crying patient.

Eye rolls aside, I want people to feel better! Just like you do! And that’s why we’re here doing this mental health thing.

• Was I super frustrated to be paged in the middle of the night from my comfy, cozy single bunk in the resident room?
• Were my hospital provided scrubs that said “stolen if removed from property” 2 sizes too big?
• Was the crying ortho patient really depressed?

Actually, no, not the specific patient in this case.

But I did not hesitate to take the opportunity to help my confused ortho resident figure out how to come up with a better consult next time! (And he seriously owed me a coffee. Or 5.)

But why should you care Reader?

Well, because sometimes you have questions for your client’s prescriber and you don’t know exactly what to do.​

Or maybe you’ve tried reaching out before and gotten nothing but crickets.

Or even worse, they got back to you but were rude (I know, some doctors can be douchey)!

I can’t help with the last one but I’ve got you when it comes to getting the answers to your Clear, Clinical Questions!

​Today’s video was based on a request from a therapist who described a series of lacking psychiatrist responses when she needed answers to help her clients!

This video has some clear ways to make sure your note gets read, your call gets scheduled, and you get what you’re looking for!

Plus there are some Google Doc examples if you wanna copy them for your own use!

I have a dream that together we’ll build bridges between all of us mental health professionals and the people who see and need us. (And how fun is that? Yay!)

When prescribers and therapists work together we can pass the benefits of collaboration on to our clients and patients.

And I want you to feel comfortable and confident reaching out when you need answers.

We’re on the same side!! Let’s do this together to ensure the people we work with are getting the best results they can.

Will my tips and tricks work on everyone?

Nope.

But they’re pretty darn good and super easy to try!

And speaking of collaboration, I’m in Maryland right now meeting with a psychiatrist I mentioned regarding neurofeedback, Dr. Hogan Pesaniello.​

What a great time we’re having!! Can’t wait to share all the cool stuff I’m learning and how it will help the people we take care of!

Cheers to healthy brains,

Dr. B

Jessica Beachkofsky, MD

Your friendly online psychiatrist!

P.S. Here’s the video link and Google doc link (make a copy!)

P.P.S. Stay fabulous! Especially on Friday the 13th!! 😳