This may sound like a crazy article for a psychiatrist to be writing, but I’m constantly surprised by how many people tell me they’re horrible at remembering names and wish they could be better, but often they don’t know where to start. The ability to correctly recall someone’s name is a tremendous advantage in business as well as spurring other people to remember you. Dale Carnegie reminds us in his book “How to Win Friends…
Excerpted from “Who’s Crazy Now?”
By Todd Clements M.D. & Sue Rueb
Many of us in psychiatry are guilty of failing to thoroughly look for a brain injury before diagnosing someone with a psychiatric condition. The way we diagnose and treat patients here in the 21st century is still quite archaic. I compare what happens in psychiatry to someone who goes to the eye doctor complaining that something is wrong with…
Taken from “What I’ve Learned Since I Knew It All”
By Todd Clements M.D. & Paul Meier M.D.
All of us have told a lie at sometime in our lives. Many people lie daily, some to the point that they don’t even realize their fibbing. To make matters more complicated we often can’t even agree on what a lie is. If a child asks you if the picture he drew is…
Taken from “What I’ve Learned Since I Knew It All”
By Todd Clements M.D. & Paul Meier M.D.
It’s easy to think of yourself as insignificant in this world. Sometimes we wonder if anyone besides our family would miss us if we disappeared. Continuing in this line of reasoning it’s easy to think that as one insignificant person we can’t do much to affect this world, but history has proved that…
Excerpted from “Who’s Crazy Now?”
By Todd Clements M.D. & Sue Rueb
Thousands of people suffering from brain injuries are not diagnosed or misdiagnosed each year in this country. The misdiagnosis often lasts for years or a lifetime. Many victims of brain trauma are told they have a psychological disorder and are forced to live in psychiatric facilities. Others end up spending years in jail or prison due to their inability…
