….. is actually a happy book. Much of the mental health literature is, as you would expect, sobering. But as I tested more and more patients for histories of childhood abuse or neglect, I discovered that I could not anticipate a patient’s trauma score, even though I knew him or her well. Some of the […]
Read MoreAs I have spoken to mental health professionals over the last four years during the writing of my book, I have gotten two reactions. One is that my theory that body dysmorphic disorder stems from childhood abuse and neglect is already in the literature. It actually isn’t, but it seems so self-evident to them that […]
Read MoreUntil the last two years, if someone had asked me during my career what the prevalence of childhood abuse or neglect was in an elective plastic surgery practice, I would have assumed that it was very low. After all, most patients that I have met and cared for seemed “normal”, pleasant, and successful. My research, […]
Read MoreWhat has become obvious to me as I research the mental health literature is that the differences among many mental health disorders are not great. In some cases, it is only the order in which the symptoms manifest and the title of the publication that seems unique. Each compulsive, destructive behavior begins in a setting […]
Read MoreLast weekend I hosted a 12-hour symposium entitled “Mastering Endonasal Rhinoplasty in One Day,” facilitated by Quality Medical Publishing. It was successful beyond my expectations — surgeons from 12 countries and many who joined us by live webinar. Seven surgeons participated from Facial Plastic Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Norman Pastorek (New York City), […]
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