clinician
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“A male clinician can reduce the fear of being judged or exposed or misunderstood and lower the threshold for exposure,” says Michael Zakalik, a clinical psychologist based in Seattle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
When a licensed clinician delivers words as treatment, that speech becomes professional conduct subject to the same standards as any other medical intervention.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
To coax Bradbury out, authorities brought a licensed mental health clinician to the scene after speaking with his family, the department said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
The clinician adds that the condition can't currently be detected until the patient has started developing weakness - at which point there has been "irreversible loss" of nerve cells in the brain and spine.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The central plateau was his roots as an epidemiologist and a clinician, and a model of how a committed staff on a limited budget could raise the standard of health in the third world.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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