What do you and your patients need to know about adjusting to daylight savings time?
What do you and your patients need to know about adjusting to daylight savings time?
OCD symptoms can be quite difficult to recognize. Not understanding what is happening, patients tend to be ashamed and suffer in silence, often resulting in a period of 8 to 10 years of untreated illness and long-term negative outcomes.
The 90s were the decade of the brain. We thought we could master science, but the more we learn, the more complex things become. Sandra Steingard, MD, shares her thoughts in this video.
When parents take steps to end their marriages, the default arrangement for children should be shared parenting. Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, lawyers, and judges can help parents avoid irreparable harm.
Here are 5 self care tips to help clinicians stay on top of their own mental health.
As all eyes were on the pandemic, another surge simmered below the surface.
The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.
The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.
Meera Menon, MD, talks how best to care for your college student patients when they are a long way from home.
College students are uniquely vulnerable to both everyday stressors and severe mental illness, and psychiatric symptoms among college students appear to be on the rise.
How can you learn from, appreciate, and grieve for other cultures?
The authors discuss abusive disciplinary practices that continue to this day despite considerable evidence to the contrary and share thoughts and implications for psychiatrists.
The authors discuss abusive disciplinary practices that continue to this day despite considerable evidence to the contrary and share thoughts and implications for psychiatrists.
How does isolation for a typhoon compare with COVID-19 isolation?
In the midst of this current head-spinning, mentally straining, emotionally draining, perplexing pandemic that is leaving many with a jaded, burned-out weariness, mental health and allied professionals can alleviate considerable pain.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has raised a number of issues related to the role and importance of psychiatrists compared with medical colleagues at this time of widespread illness and massive changes.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has raised a number of issues related to the role and importance of psychiatrists compared with medical colleagues at this time of widespread illness and massive changes.
While it may be challenging to differentiate between OCD and other anxiety disorders, using a multi-informant assessment and understanding the content of a patient’s fears is a fundamental start to outlining an effective treatment plan.
While it may be challenging to differentiate between OCD and other anxiety disorders, using a multi-informant assessment and understanding the content of a patient’s fears is a fundamental start to outlining an effective treatment plan.
The idea of collaborative care can be daunting and overwhelming, but Dr Justin Mohatt encourages you to try.
As psychiatrists we must remember that comorbidities is often the rule, not the exception. This is especially true for obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD).
OCD in the general population often differs from OCD that presents in the perinatal period. It is imperative to recognize, assess, and treat perinatal OCD to improve maternal and child outcomes and have a transgenerational impact.
OCD in the general population often differs from OCD that presents in the perinatal period. It is imperative to recognize, assess, and treat perinatal OCD to improve maternal and child outcomes and have a transgenerational impact.
When I first learned of Anne Frank’s story, I could barely imagine the fear, the loneliness, and the isolation. During these last few weeks, I realized there is so much young people can learn from her.
“I met Talia almost 20 years ago. It wasn’t the usual doctor-patient relationship formed in the setting of an outpatient clinic or general inpatient hospital.”
“Recently, I had the opportunity to teach seminary students on the subject of mental health and its interface with spirituality and religion.”
The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.
The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.
The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.