American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Message to Graduating Residents and Fellows
Dear Senior Resident or Fellow, I’m guessing this feels like both an exciting and scary time. And bittersweet too because [...]
Coming to Terms
During my training and beyond, I’ve confronted the phrase “coming to terms” dozens of times, in print and from mouths [...]
Documentation Tips for Psychiatrists
Today I share with you documentation tips and start with the most challenging scenario, documenting situations involving patients at risk [...]
The Vocabulary of Hurt: Existential Aloneness
Today I share with you one way that people experience hurt. It is the first of an irregular series in [...]
Suicide: Problem for the Living
Today I share with you three ideas about suicide and its management. One, we cannot predict suicide. Two, we can [...]
Can Too Much Empathy Be a Bad Thing? 2017
To answer the question in the heading – evidently too much empathy can be bad for the empathizer and the [...]