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08/27/2013
Although most people believe that stress is always bad and needs to be eliminated entirely, I tell patients research has shown that stress can actually enhance performance. Stress motivates people to act.
Although most people believe that stress is always bad and needs to be eliminated entirely, I tell patients research has shown that stress can actually enhance performance. Stress motivates people to act.
Although most people believe...
08/27/2013
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08/22/2013
I woke up medicated, in four-point restraints, in the quiet room of a private psychiatric hospital in 1995. My life was instantly tethered to my new pharmaceutical regimen.
I woke up medicated, in four-point restraints, in the quiet room of a private psychiatric hospital in 1995. My life was instantly tethered to my new pharmaceutical regimen.
I woke up medicated, in...
08/22/2013
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08/21/2013
In my last blog I discussed the prevailing stigma against female addicts. As National Recovery Month approaches, now in its 24th year, I am struck by the importance of its goal and the ways it can contribute to breaking down that stigma.
In my last blog I discussed the prevailing stigma against female addicts. As National Recovery Month approaches, now in its 24th year, I am struck by the importance of its goal and the ways it can contribute to breaking down that stigma.
In my last blog I discussed the...
08/21/2013
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08/21/2013
My interest in sleep is clinically selfish: Knowing a little about sleep makes me a better psychiatrist.
My interest in sleep is clinically selfish: Knowing a little about sleep makes me a better psychiatrist.
My interest in sleep is...
08/21/2013
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08/20/2013
Sometimes, patients resist treatment. What do you do when all the tools at your disposal lead nowhere and resistance continues unabated?
Sometimes, patients resist treatment. What do you do when all the tools at your disposal lead nowhere and resistance continues unabated?
Sometimes, patients resist...
08/20/2013
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08/15/2013
The search for biomarkers certainly must be the most persistent holy grail quest in biological psychiatry. A recent study from Emory University may represent a promising turning point in the predictive biomarker quest.
The search for biomarkers certainly must be the most persistent holy grail quest in biological psychiatry. A recent study from Emory University may represent a promising turning point in the predictive biomarker quest.
The search for biomarkers...
08/15/2013
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08/14/2013
Many individuals with serious mental illness, suicidal histories, and different trauma-spectrum disorders fear the full re-telling of their stories because the visceral sensations make them think they are symptomatic again.
Many individuals with serious mental illness, suicidal histories, and different trauma-spectrum disorders fear the full re-telling of their stories because the visceral sensations make them think they are symptomatic again.
Many individuals with serious...
08/14/2013
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08/13/2013
Identifying the erroneous ideas behind one’s behavior is a major key to understanding how we sabotage ourselves on a daily basis, but the real therapy goes on in the real world, in the changed behavior based on corrected ideas.
Identifying the erroneous ideas behind one’s behavior is a major key to understanding how we sabotage ourselves on a daily basis, but the real therapy goes on in the real world, in the changed behavior based on corrected ideas.
Identifying the erroneous ideas...
08/13/2013
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08/08/2013
It is important to understand the potential limitations of our ability to have access to all of the relevant data.
It is important to understand the potential limitations of our ability to have access to all of the relevant data.
It is important to understand...
08/08/2013
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08/06/2013
Have you ever surprised yourself and your patient with just the right response? What goes on behind-the-scenes when clinicians intuitively grasp a situation?
Have you ever surprised yourself and your patient with just the right response? What goes on behind-the-scenes when clinicians intuitively grasp a situation?
Have you ever surprised yourself...
08/06/2013
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