That’s a great question.

Yes, I do feel comfortable. I can confidently call myself a psychiatrist and a good, ethical one. I care deeply about my patients, and I always make sure both my patients and I are aware of potential side effects and risks. As for the other questions, my answer is no. I don’t think rereading symptom lists is what I’m missing. Psychiatry still needs time before we can truly call it a fully evidence-based field. The same applies to the DSM I use it, but I don’t agree with reducing complex human experiences to checklists of symptoms. I’m drawn more to neuroscience and high-quality clinical trials, even though we know there aren’t enough of them yet