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A Critical Moment in Psychiatry: The Need for Meaningful Psychotherapy Training in PsychiatryThe goals of psychotherapy education in medical school should be based on these seven ideals.
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A Critical Moment in Psychiatry: The Need for Meaningful Psychotherapy Training in PsychiatryThe goals of psychotherapy education in medical school should be based on these seven ideals.
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Mental Health Parity in the US: Have We Made Any Real Progress?A breakdown of how we are living up to the ideals and standards proposed by the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, including the pandemic's impact on parity.
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If I Were an AstronomerI would not want to simply map the stars; I would also want to gaze upon them and contemplate the mystery of it all. Such is the 15-minute med check versus the essence of psychiatry.
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Recognizing and Addressing Domestic Violence: Issues for PsychiatristsA cultural shift has occurred and intimate partner violence (IPV) is no longer defined as a family affair, but one that has lasting effects on the individual, the family, and the community.
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Recognizing and Addressing Domestic Violence: Issues for PsychiatristsA cultural shift has occurred and intimate partner violence (IPV) is no longer defined as a family affair, but one that has lasting effects on the individual, the family, and the community.
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Neuromodulation Approaches to Mood DisordersAs the evidence base grows and patients continue to demand better options, barriers will be lifted and neuromodulation will occupy a larger role in the psychiatric toolbox.
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Neuromodulation Approaches to Depressive DisordersIn this CME article, review the principles and applications of both invasive and noninvasive neuromodulation techniques for the treatment of mood disorders.
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A Clinician’s Brief Guide to Chronotherapy for Affective DisordersChronotherapy presents a unique tool to add to the armamentarium of available modalities for management of non-seasonal depression. Clinicians should be familiar with its application and be able to implement it in recalcitrant sufferers.
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Stroke in Young Adults: The Lasting Effects of TraumaThis generation of young people may have a unique risk of exposure to stress and researchers and clinicians are increasingly concerned about the long-term health consequences of such chronic exposure for young adults.
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Stroke in Young Adults: The Lasting Effects of TraumaThis generation of young people may have a unique risk of exposure to stress and researchers and clinicians are increasingly concerned about the long-term health consequences of such chronic exposure for young adults.
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Stroke in Young Adults: The Lasting Effects of TraumaThis generation of young people may have a unique risk of exposure to stress and researchers and clinicians are increasingly concerned about the long-term health consequences of such chronic exposure for young adults.
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Pharmacological Management of Violence and Violent Behavior in Psychiatric SettingsPsychotic violence is associated with primary psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder. While it may be that psychotic violence is the least common type of violence in inpatient environments, it is also the most treatable.
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Pharmacological Management of Violence and Violent Behavior in Psychiatric SettingsPsychotic violence is associated with primary psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder. While it may be that psychotic violence is the least common type of violence in inpatient environments, it is also the most treatable.
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Anderson Cooper's Podcast Series Elevates Our Approach to GriefWhat can psychiatry learn from a podcast about grief?
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Beyond Terminal Illness: The Widening Scope of Physician-Assisted Suicide in the USPhysician-assisted suicide is now legal in 11 jurisdictions in the US. To this, several clinicians say: “We must care for the dying, not make them dead.” Learn more in our June cover story.
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Difficulties With Insurance and Patient Care: “Why Is the System So Complicated?”Legislative and legal realities at the state and federal levels are difficult to navigate even for seasoned practitioners, and are beyond the knowledge of most families.
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Special Issues for Patients With SUDs Undergoing SurgeryThis innovative program at Massachusetts General Hospital addresses postoperative pain while preventing relapse in patients a history of opioid use disorder.
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Untangling the Web of Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Medical IllnessOCD 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.
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Differentiating Comorbid Bipolar Disorder and OCDThis review highlights an important diagnostic and therapeutic task: the importance of differentiating true bipolar disorder/obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbidity from BD with secondary OCD.
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Untangling the Web of Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Medical IllnessOCD 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.
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Untangling the Web of Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Medical IllnessOCD 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.
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Differentiating Comorbid Bipolar Disorder and OCDThis review highlights an important diagnostic and therapeutic task: the importance of differentiating true bipolar disorder/obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbidity from BD with secondary OCD.
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Untangling the Web of Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Medical IllnessOCD 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.
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May 26, 1925: The First Malariotherapy Trial in AustraliaTreatment for "the scourge of psychiatry" involved malariotherapy-infecting the patient with malaria; the resulting high fevers were believed to kill off the syphilis organisms.
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The Impact of Daylight Savings TimeWhat do you and your patients need to know about adjusting to daylight savings time?
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The Impact of Daylight Savings TimeWhat do you and your patients need to know about adjusting to daylight savings time?
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Untangling the Web of Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Medical IllnessOCD 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.
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Humility and Lived Experience in the COVID EraThe 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.
