American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
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, [...]
Therapeutic Ruptures and Their Management
The therapeutic alliance is defined as a cooperative working relationship between patient and clinician. The three factors need to establish [...]
Teletherapeutic Alliance
Teletherapeutic Alliance is my term for establishing a therapeutic alliance with patients through the medium of telemedicine videoconferencing. One thing [...]
Anhedonia, Tension, and Significance
Each day is like the next: no event, no experience, no change to look forward to. One aspect of life [...]
Poignancy Points to a Better Future
I want to ask you some questions to consider: Since you’ve become aware of the coronavirus pandemic, how have you [...]