Aphorisms for psychiatrists and people

✍ Scribed by Saxby Pridmore

• Book ID: 104470007
• Publisher: Informa plc
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 95 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1039-8562
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1665.2003.02039.x

✦ Synopsis

Objective: To present a collection of aphorisms/maxims/epigrams/quotes that may be of interest and/or utility to some psychiatrists and their patients.

Methods: Tens of thousands of aphorisms were examined. Sixty-six were recorded and classified under 11 headings.

Results: Aphorisms with apparent clinical utility could be arranged under the headings cure, expectation of happiness, happiness through attainment, happiness through pleasing others, our limited abilities, problem of being alone, relationships with others, work and responsibility, opportunities, preparation and outcomes, fear and worry, sex education, and miscellaneous aphorisms of interest.

Conclusions: Aphorisms can be brought into clinical discussions, and have the advantage of representing the opinion of a non-psychiatrist. They can render a new insight or conclusion, or lead to a new train of thought.