American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies
Dwelling Beyond the Last Word
My mother is 86 and lives in assisted living with her husband. Her cognitive functions, especially her short-term memory, are [...]
Reasons to Journal
Journaling is an accepted intervention in several psychotherapies, such as in cognitive-behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, exposure therapy, psychodynamic therapy, [...]
Coming to Terms
From my first days in psychiatry residency, I’ve repeatedly heard about “coming to terms” as a goal of psychotherapy. So, [...]
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 [...]
Time and Betrayal
Betrayal. So common. We’ve all probably been on the receiving end and perhaps on the committing end too. And among [...]
Healing From Trauma
When I think about healing from psychological trauma, my metaphor is healing from physical trauma. Consider a wound that breaks [...]