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Deep Sea Listening: Oil on Canvas

Megan Lin, B.A.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal
Volume 13, Number 1
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2018.130103
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Psychiatry is a diverse, broad, and expansive field, much like an ocean. For patients with mental disorders, it can be challenging to navigate this "ocean" of information. As psychiatrists, we serve as "ocean guides" or navigators for our patients, but only if they are attuned to listening to the proper information. The practice of focused listening can enable accurate diagnosis and improve patient satisfaction.
In the painting below, I hope to convey the importance of taking time to listen to each patient's story, even in the midst of the chaos of everyday life working in the medical field.
Painting by Megan Lin, Great Neck, N.Y., 2017.
The idea for this painting was inspired by how the anatomy of the cochlea of the inner ear resembles a nautilus seashell. The idea was then expanded to include the surrounding pieces of the ear replaced by other ocean inhabitants. Imagine the semicircular canals as ribbons of seaweed, the sea turtle as the tympanic membrane, the malleus as a piece of coral on the turtle's back, and the dolphin filling in as the incus and stapes.

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American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal
Volume 13 • Number 1 • January 01, 2018
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Published in print: January 01, 2018
Published online: 5 January 2018

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Megan Lin, B.A.
Megan Lin is a fourth-year medical student at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, N.Y.
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