How do I keep a patient from getting talked out of treatment by friends and family? You put out the fire before it starts. We spend so much effort holding a patient's hand and building confidence, then we send them back into the world where not everyone will cheer. I had a slam dunk patient, said yes right away, no spouse, no kids, true exception. As I scheduled him he mentioned he was going fishing with buddies that weekend. All I could picture was him casually telling two friends he's getting sixty six thousand dollars of treatment, and those friends, knowing [...]