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Instead of sleazy criminals and foreign warlords, the misuse was initially at the hands of trained physicians, with the confidence of medical authorities.

Having an escape plan or a back-up excuse should you need to leave a stressful situation quickly can also be very helpful.

The terms of agreement that emerge from an intervention must be the right terms, likely to result in success and amenable to all parties.

Everyone acknowledges the problem but accurate tracking seems to be a challenge.

It’s a form of rehab for the brain recovering from sick, negative thinking.

Sexual relations between therapist and patient can seriously damage the public’s trust in the safety of their loved ones.

The therapist’s faith in the approach appears to be more important than the approach itself.

Unhealthy conflict among staff can ‘bleed’ over into patient care, and that’s never good.

The best way we’ve found to teach clarity in documentation (and that’s really the goal) is to use real-life examples and ask the group for feedback on the quality of each student’s progress note.

You’re probably not thinking about the stuff you wrote about today’s middling-good group session as something that could be important when an insurance company reviews the case.