Intimidated By Doctors?

Physicians and therapists are people, too. They may protect themselves by not getting emotionally attached to ill patients—but come off as cold and uncaring. Worse, when doctors fail to deal with personal problems—or are too busy worrying about the bottom line—it takes a toll on everyone's health.

The Distant Physician

When doctors put up a wall, they may be protecting themselves.

When the Doctors Need Doctoring

Caregivers who deny their own need for care hurt themselves—and their patients.

Must Our Healers Be Wounded?

Clinicians seem more credible when they've suffered, too.

A Warmer Interaction

Assessing—and improving—a cold medical system.

When the Bottom Line Trumps All

The 15-minute hour is replacing the 50-minute hour for mental healthcare.

Five Tips on How to Talk About Yourself in Therapy

Breaking the ice with your therapist isn't easy.

Doctors Don't Know As Much as You Do

A cartoon about the surprising results of a patient's x-ray.

The no-touch zone
What has happened to the physical exam?

Physician, Heal Thyself, And Thy Healthcare System
Why Our Current Healthcare System is Woefully Inadequate

What Makes House Happy?
Romantic love is the answer? Really?

When Doctors and Patients Talk
Online discussion forums where doctors and patients talk.

Empowering Patients
How electronic records let us in on what doctors think.

Just Deal With It? Really?
Is this the great new breakthrough? "Just deal with it?"

Are Alternative Healers More Caring?
Why it's not always the medicine itself that matters.

The First Session
A therapist's first time with clients is hard.

The Dark Art of Psychoanalysis? Not!
The stigma of saying you're a shrink.