Benjamin Diven
DoctorAuthor
United States
Benjamin Diven is a doctor in New Mexico whose career has included family medicine, emergency medicine and emergency medical services. He has also served as a medical director and program leader in EMS education and wrote Closing the Chasm: Letters from a Bipolar Physician to His Son, a memoir about living and working with bipolar disorder. [2][5][1][4]
Career and work
Diven has worked in family medicine and emergency medicine in New Mexico. He also became extensively involved in emergency medical services, serving as a medical director and participating in statewide EMS medical-direction work. [5][6][2]
He later became Program Operations Director for the Emergency Medical/Paramedic Program at Doña Ana Community College, part of New Mexico State University. Diven also published Closing the Chasm: Letters from a Bipolar Physician to His Son in 2009. [1][4]
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Apple BooksClosing the Chasm: Letters from a Bipolar Physician to His Son Diven’s memoir about bipolar disorder, medical practice, treatment and family life.
Journal of Medical Humanities“Exploring Recovery Narratives of Physicians and Medical Trainees with Mental Illness” Academic analysis covering Diven’s illness, medication, psychotherapy, lithium toxicity and non-linear recovery.
PR.com“New Mexico Doctor and Author Announces His Book of Letters as a Doctor Suffering from Bipolar Disorder” Author-provided material discussing the book and Diven’s later stability.
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New Mexico State University — Phonebook Identifies Diven as Program Operations Director for the DACC Emergency Medical/Paramedic Program.
EMS Airway — Contributors Documents Diven’s work in emergency medical services and as an EMS medical director.
New Mexico Department of Health — EMS Medical Direction Committee Documents Diven’s participation in statewide EMS medical-direction work.
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