American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Curbside Consults: Risks and Solutions
‘Curbside consults’ are informal conversations in which one clinician solicits medical advice about a patient from another clinician. These informal [...]
When the Lifeworld Diminishes
In today’s post I discuss the concept of the lifeworld and how it is relevant to psychiatric understanding and care. [...]
Assess the Situation Rather Than Yourself
Reflecting on my many years of working with depressed patients, I’m struck by how many of them felt a great [...]
Advice for a 78-Year-Old Psychiatrist
Request for Advice “Jack, I’m writing because I ran across one of your LifeBriefs from some time back. In it [...]
My Inspirations for Successful Aging
Last week a participant in one of the online reading groups I belong to asked me a question, “Jack, as [...]
How to Understand and Treat Worry
I’ll start with my take-home message: chronic worriers do not want to stop worrying. Instead, they want to stop feeling [...]