Psychiatry Theme

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This theme has strongly encouraged me to pursue psychiatry. It demonstrates the key idea that we should love another as we love ourselves. We should truly care for those who are marginalized by society, people like the mentally ill. True compassion and love are needed, not just an act to be put on in order to get money. These people need help and although professionalism stands in the way of forming any casual relationships, it does not stand in the way of helping those in need and truly caring for them. This theme also motivates me to not only do my work to the best of my ability for my patients, but also for the common good of society. Everyone plays a crucial role in the development of society and my patients are no different. This theme

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