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Psychiatrist and Author of Encountering Treatment Resistance, Rational Psychopharmacology & Rollercoaster

Encountering Treatment Resistance

Solutions Through Reconceptualization

Recent studies suggest that anywhere from 20% to as much as 60% of psychiatric diagnoses are eventually labeled as treatment resistant...

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Latest Blog Posts

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3/26/25

APA Annual Meeting Course Available

I'm directing the course " Treatment Failure in Psychiatric Practice: Clinical Reasoning and Management at the American Psychiatric...

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9/28/24

Don’t Psychiatrists Always Prescribe Medicine?  Common Misperceptions about Mental Health and Mental Illness

“What’s the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists?” Most in the know will respond that psychiatrists prescribe medicine....

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Latest Articles and Media

October 21, 2025

Op-Med: Treatment Resistance Is a Harmful Concept in Psychiatry

The next time you hear the term "treatment resistance" related to psychiatric treatment, ask the speaker what they mean by it.

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