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Dr. Les Ruthven

Clinical Psychology / Neuropsychology / Health Management / Author / Art Dealer

Recent Articles

Can the Ruthven Impairment Assessment (RIA) differentiate reversible from irreversible static and progressive brain damage

  Les Ruthven, Ph.D. clinical psychology Health blog:  www.ruthvenassessments.com Email: ...

Why We Cannot Have Better Healthcare at Lower Cost?

By Leslie “Les” Ruthven, Ph.D. in clinical psychology Email:  dr.les.ruthven@gmail.com...

Should Health Plans Restrict Physician Practices Which are Outside Their Training and Expertise?

Yes, if we are ever to have improved healthcare at...

When is a diagnosis of a mental disorder not a diagnosis? When it is in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the mental disorders (DSM)

By:  Leslie (“Les”) Ruthven, Ph.D. in clinical psychology Email:  dr.les.ruthven@gmail.com...

Featured Articles

The New First-Line Treatment for Adult Insomnia—CBT

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amIf the medical profession acted on sound...

“Anti-obesity Meds For Weight Loss: Finally A Breakthrough After 50 Years Of Trying?

Last updated on January 8th, 2024 at 10:06 amReported in Medscape psychiatry online Nov. 1,...

The Case for Upstream vs. Downstream Medicine

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amAfter 22 plus years of critically examining...

A critical review of the FDA randomized antidepressant drug-placebo controlled clinical trials (RCTs)

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amAncient medicine was under a severe handicap...

Dr. Ruthven's New Book Is

Now Available

“Much of U.S. Healthcare is Broken and how to Fix it”
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The author stresses the fact that we can have affordable healthcare by improving the quality of healthcare, by eliminating many unnecessary surgeries or other treatments (e.g., Sleep Center treatment for insomnia) when proven and less expensive alternatives are available and by authorizing payment for treatments that are consistent with the available and sound health research.
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