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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.
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Treatment and Prevention of Parental AlienationWhen 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.
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The Evolving Role of Psychiatric Nurse PractitionersHow has the role of the nurse practitioner changed in psychiatry?
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Confronting the Methamphetamine EpidemicAs all eyes were on the pandemic, another surge simmered below the surface.
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Expanding Telemental Health in Response to the COVID-19 PandemicThe use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.
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Expanding Telemental Health in Response to the COVID-19 PandemicThe use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.
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Psychiatric Services for College Students Across State LinesMeera Menon, MD, talks how best to care for your college student patients when they are a long way from home.
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Universities’ Response to Supporting Mental Health of College Students During the COVID-19 PandemicCollege students are uniquely vulnerable to both everyday stressors and severe mental illness, and psychiatric symptoms among college students appear to be on the rise.
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Much More on International Women’s DayHere is a message to the women all over the world who need uplifting.
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The Coercive Cycle: A School to Prison Pipeline?The authors discuss abusive disciplinary practices that continue to this day despite considerable evidence to the contrary and share thoughts and implications for psychiatrists.
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The Coercive Cycle: A School to Prison Pipeline?The authors discuss abusive disciplinary practices that continue to this day despite considerable evidence to the contrary and share thoughts and implications for psychiatrists.
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The Frozen Moments in a TyphoonHow does isolation for a typhoon compare with COVID-19 isolation?
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The Weary Yet Mighty Lemon TreeIn 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.
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Being Essential in the Time of COVID-19The 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.
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Being Essential in the Time of COVID-19The 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.
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Is It OCD or an Anxiety Disorder? Considerations for Differential Diagnosis and TreatmentWhile 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.
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Is It OCD or an Anxiety Disorder? Considerations for Differential Diagnosis and TreatmentWhile 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.
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Collaborative Care Models and the State of Child PsychiatryThe idea of collaborative care can be daunting and overwhelming, but Dr Justin Mohatt encourages you to try.
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Clinician Perspectives on Psychiatric and General Medical ComorbiditiesAs psychiatrists we must remember that comorbidities is often the rule, not the exception. This is especially true for obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD).
