OCTOBER 28, 2019

Do You Have a Plan for That?

Health care psychologist gives tips for advising patients on treatment

Seattle—Establishing a treatment plan that a patient is able and willing to adhere to is essential for achieving the best outcomes for everyone involved. But how do you make a plan that patients will agree to follow, especially if your recommendation is not what they expected?

At this year’s GI Roundtable, an annual meeting that explores issues in private practice, Daniel O’Connell, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Seattle, discussed strategies for how clinicians can develop