American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Openness Towards Patients
Clinician openness towards patients is a multivalent concept with various meanings. From my work with psychiatry residents and other mental [...]
Advice for 78-Year-Old Psychiatrist
Request for Advice “Jack, I’m writing because I ran across one of your LifeBriefs from some time back. In it [...]
Managing Patients’ Horizons of Concern
Sorry for the obscure title of this essay. Once I explain, I hope you’ll agree that what I’m referring to [...]
Worry. Why it is So Compelling and So Harmful
We have evolved to survive. One survival strategy that has been selected is based on our capacity to anticipate the [...]
Not Too Late for New Year’s Resolutions
This is the last full week of January. As such, I think it’s not too late to consider and resolve [...]
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 [...]