BCMJ Reports on M.D. Confidential in Jan/Feb Issue

The British Columbia Medical Journal has written about Dr. Matrick’s 2020 book on mental health, M.D. Confidential: It’s All Very Hush-Hush in its January February 2021 issue:


In this collection of short stories, Dr Lawrence Matrick explores the topic of mental illness and how it is perceived in society. Our mental health is just as important as our physical well-being, so why is it kept so very “hush-hush”? Dr Matrick’s stories examine this phenomenon and how it affects those whose mental health is in jeopardy.

The book features a series of stories about mental illness that are designed to both illustrate and educate: the uncertainty of a family facing their father’s progression into Alzheimer disease, the terror of a young man combating PTSD, and the redemption of a young woman given the care and resources she needs to overcome a substance use disorder.

Readers will learn the medical/psychiatric facts of each condition, the challenges faced by loved ones in each circumstance, and the resources available to them from professionals in the psychiatric industry.

VST Magazine Writes About M.D. Confidential

The Vancouver School of Theology’s monthly journal, at a glance reported on M.D. Confidential: It’s All Very Hush in its January issue:

In his collection of short stories, M.D. Confidential (It’s All Very Hush-Hush), Dr. Lawrence Matrick explores the topic of mental illness and how it is perceived in society. Our mental health is just as important as our physical well-being; so why, then, don’t we want to talk about it? Why is it kept so very “hush-hush”? Dr. Matrick’s stories examine this phenomenon and how it affects those whose mental health is in jeopardy.

Hot off the Electronic Presses! New M.D. Confidential Ebooks Are Out!

Bellevue Publishing has this week released both an epub and a mobi version of Dr. Lawrence Matrick’s new book, M.D. Confidential.

In M.D. Confidential, Dr. Lawrence Matrick explores the topic of mental illness and how it is perceived in society. Our mental health is just as important as our physical well-being; so why, then, don’t we want to talk about it? Why is it kept so very “hush-hush”? Dr. Matrick’s stories examine this phenomenon and how it affects those whose mental health is in jeopardy.

Electronic copies of the book can be purchased here (epub) and here (mobi).

Royal College Writes About Dr. Matrick

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons has once again written about Dr. Matrick .  In a section called “New on the Bookshelf”, Dr. Matrick discusses his latest work, The Madhouse

Below is an excerpt from the entire interview which can be read by following this link

Why will your book interest readers?

The public is becoming more aware of the devastating effects of mental illness on families and throughout society. Physicians and all those in the health field must be more cognizant of mental illness and the diagnosis, therapies and treatment modalities now available to the individual, the parents, families and the community.

BestThrillers.com Rates the Madhouse, ‘One of the Year’s Best Thrillers’

Best Thrillers has called The Madhouse, Dr. Lawrence Matrick’s new book, “one of the year’s best thrillers” for 2019.

Best Thrillers goes on to write that The Madhouse is “a gritty tour-de-force medical thriller that showcases both the wonders and horror of 20th-century medicine.

“The Madhouse is the story of New Orleans native Alex Gage, who struggles out of poverty to become not only a respected psychiatrist, but also an aspiring reformist. The story begins in the deep south as Alex is born with a clubfoot that keeps him from being drafted (it would be surgically repaired later in life). Despite his ascension to higher learning, he finds himself working as a physician in a Canadian mental institution – a nightmarish shop of horrors that would make Dante reconsider his definition of hell.”

You can read the full review here.

Dr. Matrick Reads from ‘The Quisling’ March 2, 2:30 pm, at the Richmond Public Library

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Join Dr. Matrick as he reads from The Quisling at the Richmond Public Library, 100-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC on Saturday, March 2 at 2:30 pm.

“The Quisling (a collaborator with an enemy force occupying their country) is a medical thriller about psychiatrist Dr. Zack Scarlatto who becomes involved with a violent Mexican drug cartel.

“Author Dr. Matrick was in private practice for almost 50 years. He frequently served as a court appointed expert witness in British Columbia. His work experience inspired his book.?”

Q Is for Quisling

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A writeup of The Quisling  is contained within the recently printed Winter 2018/2019 edition of BC Bookworld.  A free copy can be picked up on BC Ferries and at bookstores throughout the province.

The quarterly authority on all British Columbia publishing had this to say about Dr. Matrick’s 2018 novel.

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Join Dr. Matrick at the Lynn Valley Library, November 28, 2018, 7:00pm – 8:30pm

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Location: Lynn Valley Library, 1277 Lynn Valley Road
Date: Wednesday, November 28
Time: 7:00pm—8:30pm
Register by phone: 604-984-0286, ext. 8144.

Join local author Dr. Lawrence Matrick and North Vancouver RCMP Sergeant Bryan Fedirchuk for a talk on motor vehicle collision prevention and what to do if you are involved in a collision.

Collisions are just that, collisions —and they happen when we least expect them. Dr. Matrick, an experienced psychiatrist and local author, guides you through the necessary steps and actions that one should take following a motor vehicle collision. He will give assistance with doctor, lawyer and insurance forms as well as tips on sleeping disorders, anxieties, and relationship changes that can arise after a collision.

North Vancouver RCMP Sgt. Bryan Fedirchuk will speak about driver distraction and collision prevention.

New Article About The Quisling

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Simple English News, an international website for those learning English, has run an article today on The Quisling and Dr. Matrick’s professional career.

“Dr. Lawrence Matrick had a successful career as a psychiatrist in the Western Canadian city of Vancouver. Now in his eighties he is embarking on another career path – that of thriller writer,” the piece begins.

You can read the article in full by following this link.

From the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Magazine

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Dr Matrick’s alma mater, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons wrote about The Quisling in the most recent issue of its magazine, Dialogue:

“Dr. Matrick’s second novel, and first work of fiction, is a contemporary action-thriller that tells the story of a psychiatrist fighting his way out from under the thumb of a Mexican drug cartel. Titled The Quisling, it was published in February 2018,” the RCPC journal writes.