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Jennifer M. Knight MD, MS

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5 Fast Facts for Addressing Distress & Depression in Cancer

Despite advances in clinical care for patients with cancer, distress and depression continue to haunt patients. These fast facts will help you better understand and care for patients with cancer.


Andres Ojeda, MD

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“I Want to Do This for My Baby”: The Woes of Pregnancy and Addiction

Substance use disorder may prove to be a significant issue for some mothers.


Melissa P. Bui, MD

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Critical Care Psychiatry: The Value of Psychiatrists in the ICU

In this CME article, learn more about common clinical conditions, consultation questions, and challenges in the field of critical care psychiatry.


Agata Piotrowska, BS

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The Importance of Avoiding Implicit Bias in Advocating for Patients

"Our own implicit biases come into play at times whether we like it or not, especially when it comes to frequently controversial medications."


Willemien Langeland, PhD

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Why Men and Women May Respond Differently to Psychological Trauma

PTSD is more prevalent in women than in men. What are the biological, psychosocial, and cultural factors that may explain why?


Akriti Sinha, MD

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Breaking the Skinny Standard: Anorexia on Screen

A television drama looks at eating disorders from the patient, physician, and family perspectives. What does it get right—and wrong?


Maria Lapchenko, DO

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Between Stoned and a Hard Place? Navigating Cannabis Medicolegal Issues

Given the significant variation in medical cannabis laws amongst states and the continually shifting legal landscape regarding its use, medical cannabis presents a unique challenge for medical professionals who consider recommending it to their patients


Kristina T. Kumpf, MA

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The Effects of Multidose Ketamine Treatment on Cognitive Performance Over Time in Patients With TRD

Experts present the results of a retrospective analysis of patients who received IV ketamine for TRD over a timeframe of up to 2 years.


Audrey Abelleira, PharmD, BCPS

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You Say Pain. I Say Addiction. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

This CME will inform clinicians with unique and much-needed skill sets in diagnosing substance use disorders and managing co-occurring chronic pain.


Elizabeth Morrison MD

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Let’s Ask the Right Questions About Medical Aid in Dying

Some patients are intractably and maybe even irredeemably ill. What should be done for them?


Melisa Noel

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Closing the Confidence Gap

“Confidence occurs when we feel supported, when we feel connection, when we have safety, and when we have experience under our belt.”


Tejasvi Kainth, MD

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HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: An Updated Pathophysiology

In this CME, learn more about the pathophysiology of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder and to review the research and various tools used to aid in the diagnosis.



Carol Graham

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Boosting Brain Health After COVID-19: A Convergence Solution

How can we face the current pandemic while addressing the brain health crisis?


Sri Gopal, MD

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The Best Solution to Nonadherence

More than 50% of patients with schizophrenia are estimated to be nonadherent with their antipsychotic medication regimen. What treatment solutions are available?


Raquel Gaerlan

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Sleep Spindles: A Comparison in Young Patients with Schizophrenia and Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis

What can we learn from sleep in schizophrenia? New research sheds light.


Anthony Scaramucci

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Defeating the Pandemic: The Necessity of Vaccination Mandates

Our country’s mental health depends on defeating this pandemic. The key to victory? Vaccine mandates.


Maria Tocco, MD

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Eating Disorder Exploitation in Entertainment: Helping the Artists and Their Fans

Many artists who have struggled with an eating disorder are generating content that is promoted by the entertainment industry, and when these conditions go unaddressed, the content has the potential to influence consumers.


Hyong Un, MD

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How to Integrate Psychopharmacology and Foster Sustainable Addiction Recovery

When psychiatrists fully embrace psychopharmacological interventions as integral components of addiction treatment, patients can begin a journey toward sustainable recovery.


Deepti A. Chopra, MBBS

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Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor and Bleeding Risk, Part 2: Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding, Malignancy, Pregnancy, and Surgical Considerations

In this CME article, review literature on SRI-related bleeding complications in patients with GI bleeding, malignancy, perioperative settings, pregnancy, and hormonal therapy.


Shivan Bhavnani, CAIA

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Barriers to Digital Therapeutics Adoption

Digital therapeutics require adoption from 3 groups: psychiatrists, payers, and patients. What needs to be done to get everyone aboard?


Kimberly Van Orden, PhD

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Psychiatry for Primary Care: Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention (Part 3)

In the absence of definitive data, how can primary care providers help prevent suicide and provide compassionate care that promotes quality of life in their patients?


Barry Blackwell, MD

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An Introduction to Treating the Brain: An Odyssey

The history of modern psychopharmacology: a history of epic proportions.


Scot G. McAfee, MD

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Psychiatrists Call for End to Cruel and Harmful Immigration Policy

The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (America’s mental health think tank) calls for an end to the use of Title 42 to expel asylum seekers at the southern border. This policy places LGBTIQ asylum seekers in particular danger.


Lediya Dumessa, PhD

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Mental Health as a Role in Mortality Rates in Peri- and Postpartum Black Women

Black mothers in the US experience far worse outcomes. Here’s what clinicians need to know.



Mary Kate Keyes, MS, RDN

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3 Positives and Negatives to Nourish Your Mental Health

Mental health support is only as good as the foundation upon which it is built.


Ian Robertson, PhD

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Brain Capital: An Emerging Investment Opportunity

Brain Capital: a fresh approach to technologies and investing.


Horacio A. Capote, MD

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Exploring the New Era of Hope and Possibilities for Patients With Dementia

"To be sure, we are still in the nascent stages of developing treatments. However, our armamentarium is steadily growing."


Nick Thomarios, DO, MBA, FAPA

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Developing Your Skills at the Intersection of Work and Psychiatry

Here’s how the Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry can help you connect with your fellow psychiatrists about complex mental health issues in the workplace.

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