American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Overcoming Procrastination
I received this short request, “Jack, can you discuss procrastination? I’m falling further behind.” Yes, I can. In fact, minimizing [...]
A Life of Burnout
Burnout is endemic among physicians and health professionals of all stripes. Of course, now, during the coronavirus pandemic, many professionals [...]
Manipulation or Good Patient Care
Today I respond to a reader’s request. She writes, “In my residency, we were told to give the patient the [...]
Forever Anxiety
Today I respond to a request for advice. A reader writes, “Jack, I have many patients with high levels of [...]
Cycles of Communication
Below I go on at length about an imagined scenario in a restaurant. Directly, it has nothing to do with [...]
Coming to Terms
From my first days in psychiatry residency, I’ve repeatedly heard about “coming to terms” as a goal of psychotherapy. So, [...]