[Regarding what to say to a patient:] We all have the same … - Elvin Semrad

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[Regarding what to say to a patient:] We all have the same question and problem, and I follow a very simple rule: if it's comfortable for me to say it, then it is the right thing, the right time, and the right way to say it.

Elvin Semrad

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Elvin Semrad (1909-1976) was an American psychoanalytic psychiatrist.

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