How ER psychiatrists figure out what's wrong, with Dr. Rob Tarzwell
How ER psychiatrists figure out what's wrong, with Dr. Rob Tarzwell  
Podcast: People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Published On: Sun Aug 09 2020
Description: Dr. Rob Tarzwell talks about his experience being a psychiatric doctor in ER (emergency room) settings, and the challenges of evaluating and diagnosing patients. Topics include: strategies for distinguishing psych disorders from other conditions; the nature of self and consciousness and how that relates to psych issues; and the impact and meaningfulness of the language used to describe mental issues. We discuss some specific examples of people who've behaved in offensive ways and the psychological factors that can be present. And we talk about personality disorders and what those are.  Learn more about the show and get transcripts at⁠ ⁠behavior-podcast.com⁠⁠.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices