American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Poignancy Points to a Better Future
I want to ask you some questions to consider: Since you’ve become aware of the coronavirus pandemic, how have you [...]
Those Who Thrive During Crisis
The meaning of crisis in Greek is judgment or selection. (This word was then appropriated by Hippocrates and Galen to [...]
Helping Patients Cope with COVID-19 Threat
My focus today is helping you make sense of how you can help patients cope with the threat of COVID-19 [...]
Acceptance
I’ve recently been trying to make sense of ‘acceptance,’ both the word and the underlying concept. It started to make [...]
Superheroes and Geeks, Balancing Success and Robustness
You already may have heard of superhero or geek therapy, a form of psychotherapy that incorporates characters from comic books, [...]
The Placebo ZigZag
When you read about the placebo effect, you invariably learn that it is due to a change in the patient’s [...]
Simple Powerful Dream Interpretation Method
I walked into the coffee shop. My three friends were already sitting around a table drinking coffee. One friend was [...]
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 [...]