Alik WidgeNeural Engineer | Brain Stimulation Psychiatrist | Cognitive Neuroscientist

Dr. Alik Widge Talks Mental Health Recovery

Name: Dr. Alik Widge Talks Mental Health Recovery
Uploaded: 2021-12-02T19:57:36+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Alik Widge
Description: In this brief excerpt, Dr. Alik Widge discusses how integrating technology into clinical mental health care should focus on empowering patients rather…

2 Dec 2021 · 1 min

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In this brief excerpt, Dr. Alik Widge discusses how integrating technology into clinical mental health care should focus on empowering patients rather than positioning the clinician as a fixer of a broken brain. He frames the clinician’s role as providing a tool that enhances the patient’s ability to do the work of recovery, emphasizing that the patient remains in the driver’s seat and is ultimately the one winning the battle against mental health challenges.

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But I think about what a cool story, as we bring this technology to the clinic, what a better story I can tell people about how, about their own recovery, that I can tell them, actually, no, it's not that your brain's broken and me, smart doctor, I'm going to fix it. It's that I'm going to give you a tool and then you're going to do the work, but you're going to be more able to do the work. But the person who's in the driver's seat, the person who's in control, the person who's really winning this battle Is you.