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

Would healthcare be better off without Benzodiazepines?

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amYou don’t have to be a trained...

The top 5 medical breakthroughs of the 20th century

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amThe following comes from an article by...

I Have Self-diagnosed Double Vision (binocular diplopia) and what should I do about it?

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amDiplopia is when one sees a real...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS): a Little Known Option for Resistant-Depression

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amIn psychiatry What is Old can Become...

Dr. Ruthven's New Book Is

Now Available

“Much of U.S. Healthcare is Broken and how to Fix it”
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.