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Thinking About Mental Illness: 6 Steps for Medical School Faculty

Maria Andrea Baez, MD;Jonathan Avery, MD;Michael Ascher, MD

July 23rd 2013

Regardless of the systems in place at medical schools, psychiatrists and psychiatry residents play an important role in molding medical students' attitudes toward mental illness.

Therapeutic Alliance in the Aftermath of an Emergency Crisis Visit

Alexis Briggie, PhD;Anna Kreiter, BA;Michael Ascher, MD

June 28th 2013

A therapeutic alliance can serve to build a trusting relationship between clinician and patient and increase the patient’s feelings of agency and autonomy.

Mindfulness and the Medication Management Visit

Michael Ascher, MD;Zimri S. Yaseen, MD;J. Christopher Muran, PhD

May 3rd 2013

Engaging in mindfulness activities either individually or with patients who come to us for brief medication visits can have a profound influence on the therapeutic process.

Confidentiality and the Family: 5 Guidelines for Better Outcomes

Michael Ascher, MD;Justine Wittenauer, MD;Alison Heru, MD;Ellen Berman, MD

April 11th 2013

Family involvement is often misunderstood as being a hindrance to individuation, when in fact family-oriented interventions can improve patient functioning, agency, and autonomy.