American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Differentiating Diagnoses on Board Exams
Here’s an important board exam fact: you can study, study, and still further study the DSM-5 and still incorrectly answer [...]
Better Faster Psychiatric Notes
Recently a colleague reached out to ask for advice on writing clinic notes more quickly. He said he jots a [...]
Asking Questions During Negotiations
I recently recorded two videos about contracts and negotiation, both available to you for free. I like to joke that [...]
When Patients Treat You Like a Parent
Consider this Clinician-Patient Interaction: Clinician: During our last meeting we focused on your feelings of low energy. When we investigated [...]
Leadership’s Key Attribute
I attended the APA earlier this month. Their keynote speaker was a retired Lieutenant General. He spoke on leadership, riffing [...]
Speaking with Patients About Antidepressants
This week a reader wrote me, “Jack could you give some pointers on this – many of my patients don’t [...]
Beyond Symptoms
Last week I received an email from a reader. It said, “Jack, I’ve heard you say more than once that [...]
LifeBrief Intro
MasterPsych Conference My favorite time of day when I’m at the MasterPsych Conference is the hour before sunset. The light [...]