American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Coming to Terms
From my first days in psychiatry residency, I’ve repeatedly heard about “coming to terms” as a goal of psychotherapy. So, [...]
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 [...]
Teletherapeutic Alliance
Teletherapeutic Alliance is my term for establishing a therapeutic alliance with patients through the medium of telemedicine videoconferencing. One thing [...]
Good, Better, Best Pandemic Questions to Ask Yourself
It has become a common refrain among researchers and pundits alike that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has [...]
Anhedonia, Tension, and Significance
Each day is like the next: no event, no experience, no change to look forward to. One aspect of life [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Placebo ZigZag
When you read about the placebo effect, you invariably learn that it is due to a change in the patient’s [...]