by Jeff Clark, MD | Feb 1, 2021 | Goals, Models, Psychotherapy
Good measurement may be the single-most underestimated intervention in mental health. I was reminded of this recently with a patient I was treating. This patient had experienced minimal response to medication changes, and I had suspected from the beginning that life...
by Jeff Clark, MD | Oct 5, 2020 | Models, Relationships
Last week, I wrote about the cardinal rule of mental health: that your only real option to improve any situation is to change your behavior. It’s a simple principle that bears repeating. But there are some relevant counterarguments that are worth addressing. Another...
by Jeff Clark, MD | Sep 28, 2020 | Ambivalence, Models, Relationships
How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb? It’s a dumb joke, and I’ll let you suffer through it. But first, let’s talk about relationships. Every relationship is more than just two people. There is an unspoken middle ground called the relationship...
by Jeff Clark, MD | Jul 18, 2020 | Models
Mental health can seem like an impossibly difficult subject. The current iteration of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–a mouthful we lovingly abbreviate as the DSM-5–contains 22 chapters, each...
