Black BOX

Season 1 Episode 1

Kiss the Sky

Air date: Apr 24, 2014

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

3 cases identified

Case 1

Boy Who Cannot Stop Drawing on Walls

Catherine treats a boy who cannot stop drawing on walls.

Episode shows
Catherine treats a boy who cannot stop drawing on walls.
Clinical takeaway
Boy Who Cannot Stop Drawing on Walls is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.7/5compulsive-wall-drawing-boymental-health

Case 2

Visual Hallucinations of Santa's Elf

Catherine treats a woman who hallucinates befriending one of Santa's elves.

Episode shows
Catherine treats a woman who hallucinates befriending one of Santa's elves.
Clinical takeaway
Visual Hallucinations of Santa's Elf is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.7/5visual-hallucinations-santa-elfmental-health

Case 3

Physician Bipolar Disorder Disclosure

Catherine is bipolar and must decide whether to disclose her condition to her fiance.

Episode shows
Catherine is bipolar and must decide whether to disclose her condition to her fiance.
Clinical takeaway
Physician Bipolar Disorder Disclosure is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.7/5physician-bipolar-disorder-disclosuremental-health

About the Episode

Dr. Catherine Black, a world famous neurologist, treats patients with only the most difficult and fascinating neurological issues to solve. A brilliant doctor at the top of her field, Catherine can relate to the patients she helps because she is bipolar herself—a secret only her closest family knows. But when her boyfriend Will proposes, Catherine will be forced to confront her secret and decide if she's ready to let him see her true self. Meanwhile, she finds temptation at work in the form of sexy new neurosurgeon, Dr. Bickman. Catherine treats a boy who can't stop drawing on walls and a woman who hallucinates befriending one of Santa's elves.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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