Power without responsibility?
Dr Patricia Cantley (@Trisha_the_doc) has written a blog post about the imbalances in the doctor-patient relationship. I like the blog, but I want to put a bit more of a context to it. Continue reading “Power without responsibility?”
On evidence for language impact (and its absence)
“The impact of language on people living with long-term conditions: having the rug pulled out from underneath you” says Cochrane UK (link here), promising to offer evidence to support the claim. Have I been wrong, I thought. Continue reading “On evidence for language impact (and its absence)”
How about: do you need help?
I don’t know how many times I have read the sentence: “Be direct. Talk openly and matter-of-factly about suicide.” I have always thought that it was ambivalent to the point of uselessness. What does it mean to be direct? In this blogpost I want to explore it. Continue reading “How about: do you need help?”
Speaking about emotions
Lately, I’ve been directed to an article on analysing what patients with psychosis say in clinical interactions (link here). I think it’s a very good article, based on real-world data (clinical encounters), with a clear analytic framework. That said, I would like to comment one of the aspects of the paper. Continue reading “Speaking about emotions”