Forensic Psychiatrist at CAMH, Toronto - Canada
I’ve never been in a country while a coup d’etat is happening. This afternoon, while at the staff compound, our team hushes while listening carefully to BBC Africa. Every now and again there’s a brief gap in the Africa-cup soccer tournament, and they … [Continue reading]
Every place has something that makes it unique. The background that provides the relief against which all is made contrast, visible, and dynamic. It does not tell a story, but it is the timbre of the voice in which it is told; the flicker of the … [Continue reading]
The journey to Farchana is moving along at the pleasant pace of a water-logged pinball. I was expecting a one-day turn-around time in Abéché, but the logistics just worked out such that the scheduled departure is on Friday, so it’ll be a four-day … [Continue reading]
I’m trying to figure out who the other people are who are on the airplane. It is a 100-person flight from Paris to Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. The fellow sitting beside me works for Exxon, and at the airport he and many others are greeted by people … [Continue reading]
I awoke to the feeling of my thudding heart. The rate was the same old 55 or so, but it was pounding. This may just be the unholy by-product of malaria prophylaxis and the alcohol from last night’s impromptu dinner party, but it likely has something … [Continue reading]
If you want to zoom around Chad from the bird's-eye point-of-view, get Google Earth. It's a fantastic programme. (But, if it's not possible, look at the pictures below.) If you scroll about, you’ll see Breidjing Refugee camp, made up of … [Continue reading]
My car broke down on the way to the airport while en route to my first job as a psychiatrist, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. I steered to the side of the road, propped opened my hood, and prodded around the engine a bit while waiting for the … [Continue reading]
Dr. Steven Cohen is currently a forensic psychiatrist working at CAMH, in Toronto. Prior to completing medical school, he completed a Masters in Medical Anthropology at McGill University, Read More…