Duke Psychiatry

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked his colleagues, ‘Did you hear that Duke Psychiatry is now delivering prescriptions in paper bags?’ Another colleague joked, ‘They must be running out of boxes!’ The driver shrugged and said, ‘At least it’s better than those damn paper cups they used for coffee.’ Everyone laughed, knowing full well that nothing had changed except maybe someone’s sense of humor.

2. One day, an elderly gentleman approached the receptionist and said, 'I keep seeing people running through the parking lot—doctors, patients, nurses, all in a hurry!' The staff just smiled and nodded, used to such stories. Then one afternoon, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘Are those really ghost doctors I’m seeing darting around outside?’ A young nurse laughed and replied, ‘No, they’re just our patients on their way to group therapy.’ The old man shook his head with a smile, happy to know it wasn’t hauntings after all.

3. One night, a delivery driver knocked on the clinic’s door and growled, ‘Why is everyone so quiet around here?’ The doctor looked up from his notes and replied calmly, 'We’re just helping patients deal with their inner demons.' The delivery driver snorted and said, 'Must be tough work,' before leaving. From that day on, whenever anyone heard a low growl outside, they’d smile and say, 'Probably just Duke Psychiatry's patients practicing their voices.'

4. One afternoon, a curious neighbor remarked to her friend, ‘Have you noticed how everyone leaving Duke Psychiatry seems slightly happier than when they arrived?’ Another day, an exhausted delivery driver asked himself, 'Why do I feel like smiling after visiting Duke Psychiatry?' Then he remembered: it was probably because his package had finally been delivered on time.