The Renegade Doctor Episode 3
Resetting The Sleep Cycle
This is The Renegade Doctor, Estelle Toby Goldstein, MD and I’m pleased to present what I call an audio podcast with pictures. Sleep is involved in most psychiatric conditions and sleep deprivation can mimic a psychiatric condition.
When I was a surgical resident we had to work long shifts with no sleep. It was a macho thing and there weren’t very many lady surgeons! A few years ago, laws were passed requiring a sleep period. After all, would YOU want some sleep-deprived doctor cutting you open? Then, earlier this year, they rolled back that rule and once again there are lots of sleep surgeons out there.
Operations can be grueling — especially in neurosurgery (my field) –and last 10, 12, 18 or more hours! I’m glad I changed my specialty to psychiatry.
Lack of sleep can make you delerious. And if you have any existing troubles — such as bipolar illness — it can trigger real problems.
Basic care for yourself ought to include adequate nutrition and hydration and sleep. Then — maybe you won’t have to see a doctor!
So for the next 15 minutes, enjoy my first-audio podcast.
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