A Psychiatrist Presenting Emotion

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Many families still prefer their providers to wear a mask I have no way to know who carries what political or health views around their mask-wearing Their masks were off and mine was on When I asked them for their preference of whether they feel comfortable with me wearing a mask or not the parent s response was Whatever you want It doesn t really matter But it does matter Doesn t it It matters if you feel comfortable and safe It matters if I am an agent of viral infectivity It matters if you want to be able to read my emotions as much as I need to read yours It matters if your child has autism is hearing impaired or even if English is your second language It matters if we want to get back to normal But for all the reasons listed above I find that I don t want to lift my mask just yet Given a choice I find myself behind the mask still At least for now this continues to give me the semblance of safety to wear my heart on my sleeve and my emotion on my face I will not feel guilty about this I am just a psychiatrist presenting emotion PPE for me Shivana Naidoo is a child psychiatrist She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article PPE psychiatrist presenting emotion Did you enjoy today s episode Rate and review the show so more audiences can find The Podcast by KevinMD Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out Click here to earn 1 0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode Also available in Category 1 CME bundles Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s Learn more at about cmefy com cme-infoClick here to visit this podcast episode