American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
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 [...]
Negative Effects of Psychotherapy
How common are positive effects of psychotherapy? Very common, over 95% of patients report positive effects of psychotherapy (Moritz et [...]
Depression is a Vicious Cycle
Depression is a disorder of the organism that affects many bodily (including mental) functions as well as the organism’s ability [...]
Dwelling Beyond the Last Word
My mother is 86 and lives in assisted living with her husband. Her cognitive functions, especially her short-term memory, are [...]
Biggest Reason for Ineffective Psychotherapy
Successful therapy requires balancing two opposing tasks: on the one hand, acceptance of the patient as they are, with their [...]
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 [...]