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Joycelyn Elders, MD

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21st Century Reefer Madness

Many have said that truth is the first casualty of war. In the war on drugs, truth died before the first shot was fired.


Bryon Adinoff, MD

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21st Century Reefer Madness

Many have said that truth is the first casualty of war. In the war on drugs, truth died before the first shot was fired.


Andrew O. Brown, MD

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Dialogues on Work and Psychiatry, Episode 2: Ending a Chapter on Work Chapter and Its Impact

How can you help your patients navigate the challenges and opportunities that may arise from entering a new chapter in their work lives?


David “Daven” E. Morrison, MD

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My Patient Lost Their Job…Now What?

Unemployment is associated with an array of social and psychological complexities, directly affecting patients' self-esteem and perceptions of self-worth. When a patient loses their job, the psychiatrist has 4 tasks.



Lindsey Gurin, MD

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8 Considerations in the Differential Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Psychosis

Following TBI, cognitive deficits, comorbid medical and neurological problems, as well as complex pharmacotherapeutic needs and sensitivities frequently complicate evaluation and treatment of psychosis in this population.


David B. Arciniegas, MD

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Recognize and Treat Traumatic Brain Injury

Millions of Americans will suffer brain injuries this year, and many of them will need a psychiatrist’s help.


Lisa A. Brenner, PhD

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Preventing Suicide When Caring for Patients With a History of TBI

The association between traumatic brain injury and negative psychiatric outcomes has a relatively long history. A review of the current state of the science and strategies for intervention.


Riley P. Grassmeyer, MS

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Preventing Suicide When Caring for Patients With a History of TBI

The association between traumatic brain injury and negative psychiatric outcomes has a relatively long history. A review of the current state of the science and strategies for intervention.


James P. Kelly, MD

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Preventing Suicide When Caring for Patients With a History of TBI

The association between traumatic brain injury and negative psychiatric outcomes has a relatively long history. A review of the current state of the science and strategies for intervention.


Bharat R. Narapareddy, MD

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TBI in Older Adults: A Growing Epidemic

Across all age groups, an estimated 5.3 million Americans are living with a TBI-related disability. Many of these individuals will live to be older adults.


Lisa N. Richey

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TBI in Older Adults: A Growing Epidemic

Across all age groups, an estimated 5.3 million Americans are living with a TBI-related disability. Many of these individuals will live to be older adults.


Matthew E. Peters, MD

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The TBI Epidemic: Issues in Older Patients Quiz

Traumatic brain injury in older adults is a rising epidemic. Test your knowledge on the issues facing your patients.


Nitin Gogtay, MD

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Neurobiology and Clinical Management of Childhood Onset Schizophrenia

Although psychotic illnesses are fortunately rare in children, contrary to common belief, psychotic symptoms can be fairly common in very young healthy children.


Rachel B. Nowlin, MS

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Monitoring Patient Treatment Outcomes in Inpatient Psychiatric Care with the PHQ-9

The PHQ-9 may be an effective asset in a clinician’s toolkit, along with their clinical judgment and therapeutic alliance, to ensure treatment planning and outcome tracking is personal to each patient.


Sarah K. Brown, DrPH

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Monitoring Patient Treatment Outcomes in Inpatient Psychiatric Care with the PHQ-9

The PHQ-9 may be an effective asset in a clinician’s toolkit, along with their clinical judgment and therapeutic alliance, to ensure treatment planning and outcome tracking is personal to each patient.


Melissa Jones, MD

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Depression Following TBI Can It Be Prevented?

The chronic and relapsing course of TBI-associated depression poses a challenge to the management of afflicted patients.


Louisa Ackermann

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Brain Training Games May Reduce Teenagers’ Vulnerability to Depression and Anxiety

A study aimed to find out if cognitive training exercises that can boost attentional control and working memory could also influence emotional functioning.


Alan S. Wolkenstein, MSW

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Difficult Conversations: The Case for Physician Burnout

Few professional interactions create more anxiety, worry, and deep concern than telling someone unpleasant and painful news. Without a supportive environment, such conversations can enhance the chances of burnout.


Susana Da Silva, MSc

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Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Etiology, Hypotheses, and Treatment Implications

Negative symptoms are prominent in schizophrenia. Despite their importance in driving functional outcomes, however, effective treatment of negative symptoms remains elusive.


Sarah Saperia

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Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Etiology, Hypotheses, and Treatment Implications

Negative symptoms are prominent in schizophrenia. Despite their importance in driving functional outcomes, however, effective treatment of negative symptoms remains elusive.


Gary Remington, MD, PhD

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Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Etiology, Hypotheses, and Treatment Implications

Negative symptoms are prominent in schizophrenia. Despite their importance in driving functional outcomes, however, effective treatment of negative symptoms remains elusive.


George Foussias, MD, PhD

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Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Etiology, Hypotheses, and Treatment Implications

Negative symptoms are prominent in schizophrenia. Despite their importance in driving functional outcomes, however, effective treatment of negative symptoms remains elusive.


Liza Hoffman, LICSW

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Smartphone Apps for Serious Mental Illness: A Step-by-Step Tutorial to Help You Support Your Patients

You don’t need to be a tech wizard to help patients and offer guidance on digital mental health tools.


Michael A. Kalm, MD

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How a Biden Green New Deal Will Affect Our Patients and What We Can Do to Help

Resistance to climate change often comes from the same place: denial.


Bruce I. Goderez, MD

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Making Sense of Meditation: Religion and Spirituality

You would think that psychiatrists are well-versed in religion and spirituality, but the reality is that they are barely touched upon during our training.


Suzanne Vogel-Scibilia, MD

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Assisting Ukraine With Tinkerbell and Friends

“When faced with senseless violence in a distant, war-torn place, our actions help our colleagues on the medical front lines.”


Brynn S. Chavira

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Should We Prescribe Different Dosages of Psychotropic Medications to Men and Women?

Finding the right dosage of a psychotropic may be notoriously time consuming, but thought should be granted to the sexually dimorphic expression of CYP450 enzymes when prescribing medication. 


Elham Rahmani, MD, MPH

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Should We Prescribe Different Dosages of Psychotropic Medications to Men and Women?

Finding the right dosage of a psychotropic may be notoriously time consuming, but thought should be granted to the sexually dimorphic expression of CYP450 enzymes when prescribing medication. 


Janet Charoensook, MD

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Introduction to Immunotherapy of Malignancies for Psychiatrists

There has been significant improvement in the outcome of many malignancies, which have required balancing anti-tumor immunity and immune toxicity.

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