American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Clinician’s Listening
In an earlier post this summer I wrote that the words ‘question’ and ‘quest’ derive from the Latin word ‘quarere,’ [...]
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 [...]
The Placebo ZigZag
When you read about the placebo effect, you invariably learn that it is due to a change in the patient’s [...]
Consultation #3: “I Can See It in Their Eyes”
Reader’s Clinical Conundrum “Dr. Jack, I’m a seasoned psychiatrist. I’ve been treating really difficult patients, many with dual diagnoses, for [...]
Sense of Badness in BPD
One phenomenon that has intrigued me for my entire career has been the frequent sense of badness that patients with [...]
Dr. Jack Consultation #3: The Problem Reveals Its Solution
A common experience I remember from my early days as a psychiatrist was the tension I’d feel before seeing a [...]
Not Depressed Still Unhappy
At the recently concluded Oasis Conference – what a joy that was! – in my “Lessons Learned from a Tertiary [...]
Towards a More Positive Psychiatry
I remember when it first struck me with full force that being a patient undergoing a psychiatric interview can seem [...]