American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
How to Love Your Work
When are you at your happiest? A good way to tell is to look back at the ‘happiest times of [...]
Avoiding and Recovering from Burnout
Burnout is “a psychological syndrome emerging as a prolonged response to chronic interpersonal stressors on the job,”1 stressors that are often [...]
Should You Give Patients Advice?
I received a question about whether clinicians should give advice to patients receiving mental health treatment. This is a frequent [...]
Never Get Paid Just Once
No matter where you work or what you do, you should never ever get ‘paid’ just once. The good news [...]
Explore and Define Your Clinical Role
I posit that the more clearly you define your clinical roles—and maintain flexibility around them to address individual patients’ needs [...]
Negative Effects of Psychotherapy
How common are positive effects of psychotherapy? Very common, over 95% of patients report positive effects of psychotherapy (Moritz et [...]