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Promises Generate Anxiety

By T. Byram Karasu, M.D. on November 14, 2012 in The Mystery of Happiness

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Promise

Submitted by psychologist website on November 18, 2012 - 7:57pm.

Sometimes, telling your patient that he will be cured is a good thing. It can boost one's moral and help from recovering. But sometimes there are things that can't be helped.

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T Byram Karasu

T. Byram Karasu, M.D., is Silverman Professor of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein. He is the author of many books including The Art of Serenity.

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