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Patients

Everything we have written on Patients, in one place.

Why Your Therapist Can’t Fix You
Treatment · 10 min read

Why Your Therapist Can’t Fix You

Your therapist can't fix you, and that's actually the news the whole industry is trying not to lead with. Guys come into therapy wanting to be fixed...

Mar 3, 2025
Andropause / Late-Onset Hypogonadism
Men's Health · 9 min read

Andropause / Late-Onset Hypogonadism

Andropause is the catchier name for late-onset hypogonadism, which is the clinical term for low testosterone in older men.

Mar 2, 2025
Low Dose Ketamine At Home
Treatment · 8 min read

Low Dose Ketamine At Home

At-home ketamine is the version of this treatment most people end up actually doing.

Mar 2, 2025
Adjustment Disorder
Conditions · 10 min read

Adjustment Disorder

Adjustment disorder is the diagnosis most underused in actual practice, which is funny because it's the diagnosis that probably fits half the people who…

Feb 27, 2025
Premature Ejaculation
Men's Health · 9 min read

Premature Ejaculation

Premature ejaculation is one of the most common sexual complaints in men and one of the least often brought up in a doctor's office.

Feb 25, 2025
Erectile Dysfunction (clinical workup)
Men's Health · 10 min read

Erectile Dysfunction (clinical workup)

Most guys want the pill and skip the visit. But new ED can be the first sign your blood vessels are in trouble, which is why the workup matters way…

Feb 22, 2025
Insomnia Disorder
Conditions · 10 min read

Insomnia Disorder

Insomnia disorder is when you can't fall asleep, or can't stay asleep, or wake up too early and can't get back under, three or more nights a week for…

Feb 17, 2025
OCD
Conditions · 9 min read

OCD

OCD is one of those diagnoses that got grabbed by pop culture and quietly butchered along the way.

Feb 14, 2025
Panic Disorder
Conditions · 11 min read

Panic Disorder

Panic disorder is not generalized anxiety.

Feb 11, 2025
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Conditions · 10 min read

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

GAD (generalized anxiety disorder, the diagnosis given to chronic free-floating worry that isn't attached to one specific thing) is the kind of anxiety…

Feb 9, 2025
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Treatment · 10 min read

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT (dialectical behavior therapy, the skills-and-group approach that came out of Marsha Linehan's lab in the 1980s) got invented to treat patients with…

Feb 6, 2025
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Treatment · 9 min read

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy, the structured worksheet-and-homework kind, not the talk-about-your-mother kind) is the therapy with the most evidence…

Feb 4, 2025