American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
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 [...]
Openness Towards Patients
Clinician openness towards patients is a multivalent concept with various meanings. From my work with psychiatry residents and other mental [...]
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 [...]
Attitude Adjustments
One feature of human life is how consistent it is for many people from day to day and, in many [...]
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 [...]