David Puder M.D.
David Puder M.D.

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Nancy McWilliams: Mental health in relationships is depicted through showing love and devotion to another person by accepting them as they are. This includes several other capacities, such as:
•Being fully emotionally honest.
•Being able to acknowledge youtu.be
"Listening in a professional capacity is a disciplined, meditative, and emotionally receptive activity in which the therapist's needs for self-expression and self acknowledgment are subordinated to the psychological needs of the client" (McWilliams, 2004, psychiatrypodcast.com
Intent:
Intent in therapy can be felt instinctively at a mirror neuron level. If the patient perceives that the therapist is for them and has their best interest at heart, chances of successful therapy outcomes are increased. Even if patient situations may be impossible to truly…
Dissociation was discussed in my recent podcast discussion with Nancy McWilliams:
Dissociation, like most aspects of mental health, could be considered to exist on a continuum. While it is a mechanism of self-preservation during times of trauma, it could also be considered a…

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