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Brain Capital: An Emerging Investment OpportunityBrain Capital: a fresh approach to technologies and investing.
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VIP Medicine: A Double-Edged SwordWhat happens when patients receive special treatment based on their rank or relationships? Two survivors share their stories.
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Issues in Civil Commitment: The Cases of Incarcerated PatientsThere are several points along this pathway for a justice involved patient to be intercepted and diverted to mental health treatment.
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D-cycloserine for Anxiety Disorders: What Psychiatrists Need to KnowD-cycloserine may help patients with anxiety disorders, or it might make their anxiety worse. Find out how to use it safely.
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Current Treatments for Cannabis Use DisorderWhile there are no FDA-approved medications available for CUD, some studies show potential off-label utility in mitigating withdrawal and maintaining abstinence. Learn more in this CME article.
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Shattered Self: Schizophrenia Suffering, Beyond Logic and ReasonHow can looking at the suffering of patients with schizophrenia through a psychodynamic lens help clinicians develop effective interventions and treatment plans?
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Supporting Mothers With Postpartum Depression and Promoting Culturally Sensitive CarePanelists discuss how faster-acting treatments like zuranolone might improve patient outcomes and quality of life, the initial signs to monitor for assessing effectiveness, barriers to accessing such therapies in underserved populations and strategies to increase accessibility, approaches to ensuring safety while addressing distress in patients with intrusive thoughts, effective strategies for managing sleep issues in postpartum depression (PPD), advice for the psychiatry community when treating PPD, and how to tailor advice for clinicians working with underserved populations.
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The Medical Slope of Assisted Death: From "Who May" to "Who Should"How will the definition of assisted death (AD) as medical care impact its utilization?
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Optimizing Treatment for ADHD“What we’re striving to do is conquer the unmet needs that are still here with treating ADHD, especially from a medication standpoint.”
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8 Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Treatments of Huntington DiseaseIn approximately half of patients with Huntington disease, symptoms of depression, irritability/aggression, executive dysfunction, psychosis, cognitive decline, and dementia present long before progressive motor symptoms.
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Implementation Challenges of Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Adult Patients in General Medical and Surgical SettingsThe authors share evidence-based guidance for patient safety that minimizes suicide risk in medical settings.
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Mental Health Disparities Among Black Americans During the COVID-19 PandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected people of color due to legal, social, and economic inequities.
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Risky Business: The Higher Risk of Nonsuicidal Self Injury in Bisexual IndividualsBisexual individuals are at 4.5 to 6 higher risk of self harming than heterosexual individuals, according to this online study.
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Connections Between Food Additives and Psychiatric DisordersWhat are the connections between what we eat and disorders such as anxiety and depression?
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The Psychology of Fraud, Episode 4: A Focus on the Human SideIn the final episode of this series, the experts share their conclusions and why examining the human side of fraud—in addition to the instruments of fraud—is key.
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Advocacy Group Applaud Joint FDA Committee Proposed Changes to Clozapine REMS RequirementsGordon Lavigne, MEd, CEO of the Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance, talk about the joint FDA committee's vote on clozapine REMS.
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Coordinating EHR System Data Across Youth Justice Facilities and Reentry Programs: A Critical Bridge to Successful TransitionsEffective coordination of EHR system data between youth justice facilities and reentry programs can play a pivotal role in a youth’s successful reintegration into the community.
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Narcolepsy Treatment AdviceIn this custom video series, Debra Stultz, MD, and Haramandeep Singh, MD, share advice for community-based psychiatrists on the management of narcolepsy.
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Case-Based Psych Perspectives: Treating Schizophrenia in the Era of COVID-19This article provides a summary of key points discussed in a Case-Based Psych Perspectives Series, shared by Bryce Reynolds, MD, and Hannah Phillips-Hall, MSN, PMHNP-BC.
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Evaluating Dispositional Capacity in Patients With Late-Life Hoarding DisorderFor older adults, hoarding disorder can have serious consequences. Examine this case study to learn more.
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Cannabis in Pregnancy – Rejoinder, Exposition and Cautionary TalesCannabis use during pregnancy is associated with a host of negative outcomes.
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Creativity Outlets: The Clinician’s Battery for RechargingThe ambiguity of psychiatry naturally lends itself to a story, and creativity is all about telling a story.
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Changing the Way Climate Change Psychiatry Is Researched: A Medical Student PerspectiveA recent study serves as a model for future studies and lists several implications for the future of climate change psychiatric research.
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Are There Sex Differences in Cognition and Does It Matter?Learn more about key findings on sex differences in cognition, exploring the possible causes and implications for clinical practice.
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Lyme Disease in Psychiatry: Controversies, Chronic Symptoms, and Recent DevelopmentsIn this CME article, learn more about the controversies surrounding Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment, and common neuropsychiatric presentations of and treatment options.
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Multidisciplinary Inpatient Care for Medically Compromised Youth and Young Adults With Eating DisordersIn this CME article, learn more about a protocolized approach to the hospital management of pediatric patients with severe malnutrition related to eating disorders, including the utilization of a multidisciplinary care team and structured psychoeducation materials for families.
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After COVID-19 and Beyond the Opioid WaveLessons from the opioid epidemic should be applied to cases of methamphetamine abuse.
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AI's Role in Advancing PsychiatryRené S. Kahn, MD, PhD, discussed the potential artificial intelligence has to advance the field of psychiatry when diagnosing patients and allowing clinicians to focus on the clinical conversation.
