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What is Life About?: The Enigma behind Personality Disorders

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:18:00 +0000

Our concept of what life is all about is so limiting that we all end up using defenses to navigate life. The use of such defenses are expressed in personality traits . We then make personality traits a “disease” to which we say there is no cure.

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New Strategies for Suicide Risk Assessment: 3 Additional Reasons Why

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:00:00 +0000

“It is unfair for a mother to outlive her child,” she said. “This is unfair, life is unfair, why should that happen to me, and how did I not see this coming?” Eileen, Lola’s mother, said these words in an inconsolable voice.

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New Strategies for Suicide Risk Assessment: 3 Reasons Why

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +0000

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Motivational Interviewing and the Socratic Motivational Method

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:00:00 +0000

This article is a brief overview of Motivational Interviewing, along with the rationale that supports the need for an innovative and complement approach. Motivational Interviewing is defined as a counseling……

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New Strategies for Mental Health Assessment: 5 Additional Required Techniques

Mardoche Sidor, MD, Quadruple Board Certified Psychiatrist — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0000

“I went home and counted the number of days for me to return. My first visit with you was different, and I thank you for that.” When Ralph articulated this, he was genuine and authentic in showing gratitude towards Karinn, his clinician and the entire staff at the Hope Clinic.

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New Strategies for Mental Health Assessment: 5 Required Techniques

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:23:41 +0000

Completing an effective and comprehensive mental health assessment involves the use of art and science, and techniques. The principles and these techniques of effective and comprehensive mental health assessment are empowering tools for all of us who strive to make a difference in the lives of our patents and clients.

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7 Principles of an Effective Mental Health Assessment

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:20:18 +0000

“I thought this was going to be my worst experience, but Karinn is different.”

Ralph articulated these words to Wayne, the psychiatrist, meeting him for the first time, for his initial psychiatric evaluation.

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New Strategies for Mental Health Assessment: 6 Reasons Why

Mardoche Sidor, MD, Quadruple Board Certified Psychiatrist — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Mental health assessment is one of the most miss-conceptualized activities performed in the field of mental health. It is either easy or difficult, one either knows it all or not at all. Its purpose is also often misunderstood—fill out or complete the paper work, get the note done, get someone admitted to a program or to the clinic. What if, as a whole, we had the wrong concept regarding mental health assessment?

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