Erika Lodgek

Erika Lodgek is a first-generation medical student and part of the Class of 2018 at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. As a Phoenix native, pursuing her undergraduate education and medical education under the Arizona sunshine was an easy choice. She is the younger of two siblings and finds that the tough love gained is worth every tear and smile, for the joy family brings is undeniable. To contact Erika, please email her at elodgek[at]email.arizona.edu.

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Substance-Induced Psychosis or Reality: The Perfect Addiction

By Erika Lodgek

Countertransference, in one word summarizes my last six weeks spent within the walls of various psychiatric units. Every petition, every police report, every psychiatric emergency center report, I experienced some form of countertransference. Life experiences, which make us,...