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Are you meeting the expectations of your patients?

the importance of continually seeking to understand your patient throughout the plan of care. This is different from constantly asking them their status with negative framing.

The Difficult Balance of Giving Bad News

The medical logic is perfect: the patient has suffered a catastrophic brain injury, and it is unlikely that she will ever wake up again;...

Patient’s Medical Trust Shredded by Those Who Took the Oath

Patients need to trust the physicians from whom they seek treatment, yet the extent of criminality and sexual abuse of them is eye-opening.

Psychotherapy’s Got an Unpleasant Image Problem

Our foibles make us who we are, and perfection may not be what we want or need. What we want is to be understood, accepted, and helped when we need help.