Authors


Melissa Jones, MD

Latest:

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.


Susan Turkel, 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.


Marie E. Gehle, PsyD

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The Role of Social Media in Private Practice

The challenges of using social media can be as numerous as the benefits.


Climate Psychiatry Alliance

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It Takes a Village to Take Care of a Planet

All together, right now, no matter what it takes-only this attitude can unite our response to the climate catastrophe that is the imminent consequence of our many small everyday actions.


Bridianne O’Dea, PhD

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Digital Mental Health: How to Engage With Innovation, Part 1

How safe and effective are mental health apps? What’s the impact of social media on youth? Insights here from presenters at APA 2019.


Mark Larsen, PhD

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Digital Mental Health: How to Engage With Innovation, Part 1

How safe and effective are mental health apps? What’s the impact of social media on youth? Insights here from presenters at APA 2019.


Julien Epps, PhD

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Digital Mental Health: How to Engage With Innovation, Part 2

Among the innovations presented at the 2019 APA meeting: voice analytics for detecting and monitoring mood, and smartphone and web-based passive data as a digital biomarker for mental health disorders.


Abhishek Pratap

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Digital Mental Health: How to Engage With Innovation, Part 2

Among the innovations presented at the 2019 APA meeting: voice analytics for detecting and monitoring mood, and smartphone and web-based passive data as a digital biomarker for mental health disorders.


Karen B. Rosenbaum, MD

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Nine Perfect Strangers

Microdosing at “Tranquillum House,” and its implications for real-world experimental psychopharmacology.


Daniel Morehead, MD

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The Goldwater Rule: A Mouthpiece, Not a Muzzle

Nothing prevents psychiatrists from taking full part in the political process or even the culture wars—as long as they do it outside of their roles as psychiatrists, says one doctor.


Jessica Isom, MD, MPH

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Recognizing the Black Psychiatrists of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

“The contributions of Black psychiatrists are essential for us achieving the work, achieving our goals, and really leaning into what we find to be our ‘why’ for why we do this work.”


Balkozar S. Adam, MD

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Black Americans’ Distrust of the COVID-19 Vaccine

A case for why psychiatrists should discuss the COVID vaccines with their patients.


Eleanor Lastrapes, MD

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The Aftermath of School Shootings

The impact of school shootings extends far beyond the directly affected school and community. What can we do to help survivors and family members?


Anca Livia Panfil, MD

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Ophelia

She was only 21. After "it" happened, I held a lecture on depression. I mentioned her at the end as a tribute. I longed for closure. More in this Portrait of a Psychiatrist.


Cornel N. Stanciu, MD, MRO

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Reducing Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths: States’ Prevention and Response Efforts

In this journal club, a medical student and an addiction psychiatrist review a thematic analysis of successful prevention efforts in states with declining rates of opioid-related overdose deaths.


Samantha A. Gnanasegaram, MD

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Adjunctive Atypical Antipsychotics in Major Depressive Disorder: What’s the Impact?

The authors explore adjunctive treatments for MDD and their impact on overall medical costs and health care utilization.


Thomas M. Penders, MS, MD

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Medication-Assisted Treatment on a Budget: Two You Should Know

This CME discusses the opioid-like effects of loperamide and kratom and raises awareness of potential dangers associated with use.

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