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Art of Storytelling: The Human Experience of Being a Psychiatrist

Documentary on the lives and work of 12 L.A. area psychiatrists. Featuring Michael Gales, M.D., Jamie Garcia, M.D., Haig Goenjian, M.D., Charles Grob, M.D., Ijeoma Ijeaku, M.D., Martha Kirkpatrick, M.D., Maria Lymberis, M.D., Kristen Ochoa, M.D., Joseph Natterson, M.D., Robert Ross, M.D., Mary Ann Schaepper, M.D., and Kimberly Shapiro, M.D.
Directed by Michelle Furuta, M.D.
Produced by Mindi Thelen for the Southern California Psychiatric Society
The Southern California Psychiatric Society is a local branch of the American Psychiatric Association which has developed a novel committee called the Art of Psychiatric Medicine Committee. It is composed of psychiatrists who host collaborative events focused on a professionally relevant theme and utilize a specific artistic medium. Professional artists and psychiatric group leaders collaborate in facilitating events. Each event is uniquely designed to develop and sustain the artistic skills of being a psychiatrist. This group was created built on the premise that the practice of medicine is both an art and a science, but developing and sustaining the art of what we do as psychiatrists is not supported by current models of healthcare delivery or maintenance of licensure/certification. Past projects can be viewed at:
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Art of Storytelling: The Human Experience of Being a Psychiatrist is their third and largest project. Utilizing the talents of documentary filmmaker Tim Thelen, oral historian Dr. Cora Granata, and executive producer Mindi Thelen, six psychiatrists take oral histories from twelve other Los Angeles-based psychiatrists who vary dramatically in age, practice type, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Their extremely personal and deeply moving stories reveal an unexpectedly remarkable cohesiveness of shared experiences among psychiatrists, and suggest that there may be common shared qualities and traits that Psychiatric professionals share that are completely counter to the traditional stigmas and stereotypes that the profession has suffered. The film has been screened at multiple professional meetings around the world including the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta, The World Psychiatric Association Congress in Berlin, and the Black Psychiatrists of America Transcultural Psychiatry Conference in New Delhi, India, and in Beirut at the 2018 Lebanese Psychiatric Association’s Annual Mental Health Day.
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  • @miro9834
    @miro98342 жыл бұрын

    I'm 17 and I really want to become a psychiatrist. My dream is to be accepted next year at the university of medicine in my hometown. I've been recently buying and reading sooo many books related to psychopathology and it's such a fascinating job to practice. I truly believe that being a psychiatrist is being not just a medical doctor but a healer of the emotional and physical struggles which are commonly surrounding us through our life times. It's genuine to create a connection with another human being and help them develop a better mental condition. I just hope one day I will be able to help my future patients with their interpersonal problems and psychoemotional issues.

  • @virandaputrimariska2515

    @virandaputrimariska2515

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're amazing 👍👍

  • @kareendeveraux1847

    @kareendeveraux1847

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dream on. You'll become nothing but a pill pusher, the industry forces you to do so. This video gives the wrong impression. Healer of the soul... bro... ofc. 😂 Of what it means to be a human being... when they pathalogize, devalue and suppress everything that makes us human. If you want to help people go for psychology, but even in that field there's so much narcissism and devaluation going on, it's hard to maintain your integrity. If you want to understand more about the human psyche, go for Jung and integration of the shadow for example. We live in a society that suppresses the anger part of humans to make people more controlable. Suppressed anger leads to depression, physical ailments, list goes on, more money for the industry. This creates a mass psychosis, also described by Jung. The narratives psychology and psychiatry create right now, is dangerous. GL for your future, anyway, best wishes!

  • @themanisright12345

    @themanisright12345

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, no respect for Psychiatrists. Have fun poisoning young children with your miracle drugs.

  • @thatawesometutor605

    @thatawesometutor605

    Жыл бұрын

    Your belief in the power of connection and the ability to improve mental well-being is a testament to your understanding of the field. With your determination and genuine desire to make a difference, there's no doubt that you will have a profound impact on the lives of your future patients. Keep pursuing your dreams, and may you achieve great success in your journey to becoming a psychiatrist!

  • @saudiman90
    @saudiman903 жыл бұрын

    1:00:33 I hope his message hits a sore spot with all psychiatrists anywhere on this planet. Turning psychiatrists from a profession of compassionate listening to human beings at their lowest points in their lives INTO a Medications-Technician where medications become the only available treatment for their problems". I would like to thank you for this amazing documentary which made me realize once again why I chose psychiatry and what I can do to help my patients.

  • @michellefuruta.1280

    @michellefuruta.1280

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hossein it is wonderful to hear you were reconnected to your core values in being a psychiatrist through this film- may of us had similar experiences in making the film and also heard this from other psychiatrists who watched it as well! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!

  • @thatawesometutor605

    @thatawesometutor605

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your passion and dedication to the field of psychiatry. Your commitment to helping patients in their most vulnerable moments is truly commendable. Best of luck on your journey to becoming a psychiatrist, and may you bring positive change to the lives of many individuals in need.

  • @mohamedkamara8225
    @mohamedkamara82253 жыл бұрын

    Amazing documentary, deserves more views !

  • @simonebittencourt8251
    @simonebittencourt82513 жыл бұрын

    What an excellent documentary! It helps so deeply to know how it feels from the point-of-view of you psychiatrists the meaning of your interactions with patients. This is the side of you that patients and society in general rarely see. It means a lot to know that you all love what you chose to do in your profession. You all showed so much empathy, compassion, and understanding. No question, you are so admirable, inspiring, and dignifying. My deepest respect for each one of you! I wish all professionals, not only psychiatrists, were like you. Thank you for sharing your insights, emotions, life experiences, and for your willingness to present Psychiatry under the light of passionate and full of humanity people. Your profession is so critical in people's lives. It was so important to see that you do not see your profession as the business of pure pharmacology. Unfortunately, most people, when thinking about a psychiatrist, think about a doctor prescribing medication and empty of willingness to create interaction and listen to his/her patient. You gave a more humane angle of it. I hope to hear more from you, brilliant and compassionate doctors. Thank you for being honest and profound!

  • @michellefuruta.1280

    @michellefuruta.1280

    3 жыл бұрын

    Simone thank you so much for the kind and thoughtful comments - it means so much to hear that the film touched you and that you were able to see some of our perspectives and experiences through it. We truly appreciate your feedback and taking the time to watch!

  • @simonebittencourt8251

    @simonebittencourt8251

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@michellefuruta.1280 Michelle, it was my pleasure to watch this documentary. What a wonderful initiative you all had! Beyond informative, it was touching to learn from your perspective; a perspective full of humanity, appreciation for what you do, and passion for helping people living challenging life experiences. When the humanity of the psychiatrist meets with the patient's humanity, it becomes a life-changing experience to both sides, I believe. What you all do and what you all are matter so much! Once, a heard from a psychiatrist I respect and admire a lot: "It is, in my opinion, an unparalleled experience to be on either end of those therapy "chairs". There is so much complexity to people's inner psyches and being able to have a person as a guide, as a witness, as a clarifier, as support, it's just so unique and venerable to be part of that." That moved me so much! How beautiful to say, feel, and believe that! So, I deeply admired all that you said in this documentary, which is so similar to what she said. As I said, it was so, so important to learn about the meaning it has to you to be with your patients; that you truly care, and that being with people in therapy touches you, as well. There is this stereotypical image that most people have of psychiatrists: as distant, cold, self-absorbed, arrogant, grandiose personalities ready to prescribe medication and not interested in real connection with the person who is in front of them. You all proved that wrong in this documentary. There is something special about your group. Probably you all connected because you all care genuinely about your clients and the kind of message you want to convey through your practice. I hope to find much more documentaries with your voices in them. I am sure a lot of people will be willing to hear what you want to say. I am! Thank you deeply much for your reply. It was very meaningful to me. I hope you all find recognition for the rare qualities you do have. What you do is very challenging. Each patient is a story, is an emotion, is a thought. Each story, emotion, and thought can be an ocean of complexities. You are healers, teachers, and role models. Thank you for what you do every single day!

  • @iamjoyt

    @iamjoyt

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well said & agreed! 🙏🏾 💕

  • @kareendeveraux1847

    @kareendeveraux1847

    2 жыл бұрын

    When I think about a psychiatrist, I think about this delusional sadist who forced tons of haloperidol into my mom, the day my father died, they gave her 3 minutes to mourn. I'll never know who she was and might have been. My childhood was nothing but massive mental and emotional abuse because they destroyed my mom's brain. Thank you very much for that. Go to hell. 😂

  • @vegavillegas2015
    @vegavillegas20152 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! I’m emotional in the best way possible. Thank you for creating this. Thank you so much.

  • @JiuJitsuMasterCaique
    @JiuJitsuMasterCaique2 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary. What a beautiful profession that transform people life's in such a profound way. Really touch by some of the interviewees stories. Thank you all for dedicating yourself to help others.

  • @ekantatimalsina2835
    @ekantatimalsina28354 ай бұрын

    I hope I get matched into psychiatry residency next year.......IT feels good to finally know what you want❤️❤️❤️

  • @apoorvshah7981
    @apoorvshah79812 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou....i am a 25yo doctor about to join my MD psychiatry course 2 days later and i find this gem of a work. Thankyou....you have helped me🌻

  • @thatawesometutor605

    @thatawesometutor605

    Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on your upcoming journey as you begin your MD psychiatry course! It's truly an exciting time, and I'm delighted to hear that you found value in our conversation. Your kind words warm my heart, and I'm honored to have been able to provide some assistance and support.

  • @denisf.1744
    @denisf.17442 жыл бұрын

    Great video with great psychiatrists brought deep feelings listening to their stories,and these are Doctors that have a lot of compassion for their patients

  • @capresti3537

    @capresti3537

    Жыл бұрын

    Psychiatrists have no compassion for anyone.

  • @brookewatson7526
    @brookewatson75262 жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking abut going back to school for pre med so I can pursue psychiatry. My path here has kind of been all over the place. I have a degree in theatre performance. For the past few years, I wanted to join the police. I had considered psychiatry passively before but never really thought going to med school was an obtainable goal. However, I recently got out of an abusive relationship and that has started me down this path again. My ex was a cop and a USMC vet who suffered from severe PTSD from the two times he fought in Afghanistan. It manifested as explosive and uncontrollable anger. Eventually, he pointed his work gun at me and later held me hostage in our home. I strongly believe that this could have been prevented entirely if he had gotten the help he so desperately needed. He knew he needed help, but he refused to do the work to get help. When he was on his meds and going to his anger management classes, he was a completely different person but he was dangerous without them. As horrible as he was to me (he was a chronic cheater and liar too), he still doesn't deserve to suffer from that. He's a felon now and the courts are forcing him to get treatment. I would love to work with combat veterans and first responders who are dealing with PTSD. A lot of them don't get help because it is viewed as shameful and weak and they're worried that they'll lose their jobs if they let on that something is wrong. Even my best friend who is a commercial pilot says that he couldn't get help if he needed it because it would be career ending, which is wrong. I don't want to focus on medication as the first course of treatment because I don't like using medicine myself but sometimes it's necessary.

  • @laurenbrown8864

    @laurenbrown8864

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like becoming a therapist or psychologist would align more with your goals. You're a physician 1st when you go to medical school

  • @brookewatson7526

    @brookewatson7526

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@laurenbrown8864 Oh thank you for your infinite wisdom on what I'm doing with my career, random internet stranger. What would I do if I didn't have you to set me straight.

  • @adaezenjoku7527

    @adaezenjoku7527

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brookewatson7526 just make sure you go to a residency with strong psychotherapy focus. psychotherapy isn’t easy and a lot of residencies are so focused on med management that the little bit of psychotherapy training they give you won’t be enough. the other commentary isn’t trying to be a know it all. they do have a point. i am the same as you, and i’m trying to figure out which path to pursue. psychologists are hired to give therapy psychiatrist are pretty much never hired for this and can only do it in private practice. Most psychologists have your way of thinking about medicine and refer to psychiatrists when needed. the system trains psychiatrists to think about medication first

  • @ignite4159
    @ignite41592 жыл бұрын

    I too want to become a psychiatrist one day, as it’s not just a job of a doctor but you get to know the various dimensions of life. We get to see life from a different point and different perspective. Mental health is that one thing that can make us stronger even when we are at the verge of despair.I hope and I wish I could help people to make their lives a beautiful one🤞🏻

  • @capresti3537

    @capresti3537

    Жыл бұрын

    By drugging them with neurotoxins and convincing them they are sick?.

  • @thatawesometutor605

    @thatawesometutor605

    Жыл бұрын

    As you embark on your journey to become a psychiatrist, may your passion for understanding different perspectives and your commitment to supporting others shine through. Your future patients will be fortunate to have someone like you, who is driven by the belief in the transformative power of mental health care. Wishing you the best of luck as you pursue your dream of becoming a psychiatrist. May your journey be fulfilling, rewarding, and lead you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of many.

  • @ayubaalim2201
    @ayubaalim22012 жыл бұрын

    Psychiatry as the role of love or the role of Death

  • @ToThoseWhoVanished
    @ToThoseWhoVanished2 жыл бұрын

    I almost studied biology and almost studied psychology and psychiatry. I almost did what I wanted. Almost.

  • @capresti3537

    @capresti3537

    Жыл бұрын

    Almost but you never did.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Nice content! Keep it up! Would you like to be KZread friends? :)

  • @ems7623
    @ems76232 жыл бұрын

    Sadly, psychiatrists rarely actually spend meaningful time with their patients to these days. It's all medication management with the psychotherapy farmed out to be other clinicians. The entire mental health profession is overdue for a complete restructuring.

  • @capresti3537

    @capresti3537

    Жыл бұрын

    It should be banned completely, its not science and never will be. It's destructive to humanity.

  • @ericsmock6910
    @ericsmock69102 жыл бұрын

    Lost me at social justice

  • @GCT1990
    @GCT19902 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing how many believe psychiatry is actually a field of study, one person said "It's a healer of the soul" meanwhile there's no science to psychiatry... It's all guess work and a check list to which 98% of diagnoses are voted on, not medically validated by any medical standing or creditability. The Grand delusion of psychiatry just shocks me. These people truly believe they're people meanwhile the evidence is outstanding at the degree to how many people psychiatry and their toxic medications actually harm people annually.

  • @capresti3537

    @capresti3537

    2 жыл бұрын

    This profession attracts cowardly trash who seek power and control over the weak and vulnerable but fear the strong.

  • @johnpauljones1528

    @johnpauljones1528

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man, you need to visit a psychiatrist.

  • @TravisAndRuby
    @TravisAndRuby2 жыл бұрын

    Ani the only one here BECAUSE Kristen Ochoa is totally beautiful??

  • @VladyslavKL
    @VladyslavKL3 жыл бұрын

    🐋

  • @exbronco
    @exbronco2 жыл бұрын

    just listen to someone for 15-30 minutes and then prescribe them pills. that's all psychiatrists do.

  • @adaezenjoku7527

    @adaezenjoku7527

    Жыл бұрын

    sometimes those pills are what stabilize someone’s life and raise their quality of life. sometimes they are not and. good psychiatrist will try and work with their client to try other modalities aside from medicine and do what’s in their clients best interest l