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Happy 65th Birthday-Your Psychotherapy Fee is Reduced.
Today: 65th Birthday While in Psychotherapy Tomorrow: Will Psychiatrists do Psychotherapy? The Happy 65th Birthday Conversation I remember the first time I had the “Happy 65th birthday” conversation...
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When A Nanny Slaps a Child
(Due to technical difficulties this blog was offline the previous week so therefore it will be run for an additional week) A few years ago I heard about a resident who presented the following case to...
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The Rabbit Hole-Complicated Grief
One of things that I enjoy doing when I am not writing this blog or doing other professional work, is to watch movies. In fact, my wife and I frequently attend preview screenings and we write brief...
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Internet Changes Therapy Referral Patterns
When I first went into practice more than 30 years ago in New York City, I had my office in Manhattan and I lived in the suburbs. My home had an unlisted telephone number and I was determined that my...
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Telepsychiatry Today and Tomorrow
A county rural mental health clinic in California is set up to provide psychiatric services to the surrounding area but there aren’t enough psychiatrists in the area who are able to travel to staff...
View ArticleWhat Should a Therapist Do in These Situations?
Being a psychotherapist is a complicated job. Not only must you be knowledgeable about human behavior, psychodynamics and various techniques of doing therapy, but you have to be prepared for unexpected...
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Discussion of the Patient Who Slapped a Child
During a recent blog , I presented two case histories which I thought might stimulate different points of view on how to react to the situations described . I asked two colleagues if they would...
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Anatomy of a Psychiatric Consultation For Depression
THE REFERRAL OR CHOOSING THE PSYCHIATRIST Let us look at typical situation where a person comes to a psychiatrist for evaluation because of depression. The most common sources of this referral would...
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How We Heal and Grow: The Power of Facing Your Feelings by Jeffery Smith, M.D.
How We heal and Grow : The Power of Facing Your Feelings by Jeffery Smith, M.D. How We Heal and Grow: The Power of Facing Your Feelings by Jeffery Smith, M.D. I was recently asked by my colleague and...
View ArticlePsychiatrists and Other Mental Health Therapists Should Continue Remote...
Michael Blumenfield, M.D. -The Sidney E. Frank Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences- New York Medical College & in Private Practice in Los Angeles As the coronavirus epidemic...
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