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6 Diagnostic Features of Hoarding Disorder

Ryan McCarty

Carol A. Mathews, MD

September 22, 2017 | Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

By Ryan McCarty and Carol A. Mathews, MD

Up to 75% of individuals with HD have at least one other co-occurring psychiatric condition. These may manifest with prominent hoarding behaviors described here in the differential diagnosis for hoarding symptoms.

A Horse Walks Into a Bar by David Grossman

Book/Film Review | September 22, 2017 | Film And Book Reviews

By Harvey Roy Greenberg, MD

The noted Israeli author's latest book is set in a 1990s second-string comedy club.

Is Successful Aging Possible in the Face of Dementia?

September 21, 2017 | Psych Congress 2017, Alzheimer, Geriatric Psychiatry

By Marc E. Agronin, MD

Persons with dementia can still retain the capacity to experience humor, joy, and mutual interactions. Therein lie the seeds of a new perspective on aging.

I Feel Your Pain, Actually, Really?

Editorial | September 21, 2017

By Allan Tasman, MD

Like all things in our technologically advanced society, for all hard-working, empathy-challenged doctors comes a new and easy, although not painless, way to gain empathic ability...an empathy gadget?

Recognizing Tardive Dyskinesia: A 3-Question Quiz

September 20, 2017 | Schizophrenia, Quizzes

By Brian Miller, MD, PhD, MPH

What factors come into play in the diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia? How is TD distinguished from other movement disorders? Find out more in this quiz.

Hoarding Throughout the Life Span

September 20, 2017 | CME, Comorbidity In Psychiatry

By Ryan McCarty and Carol A. Mathews, MD

Here: a review of prevalence, impact, etiology and pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and treatment.

Warning: Antidepressants May Cause Messaging Manslaughter

September 19, 2017 | Psychopharmacology, Tales from the New Asylum, Forensic Psychiatry, Risk Assessment

By James L. Knoll IV, MD and George David Annas, MD

Neither time nor science has given pause to some attorneys who exploit the misunderstanding that surrounds the putative "criminogenic" effects of antidepressants.

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Warning: Antidepressants May Cause Messaging Manslaughter
September 19, 2017 | Psychopharmacology, Tales from the New Asylum, Forensic Psychiatry, Risk Assessment
By James L. Knoll IV, MD and George David Annas, MD
Neither time nor science has given pause to some attorneys who exploit the misunderstanding that surrounds the putative "criminogenic" effects of antidepressants.
Self-Disclosure by Psychiatrists
September 13, 2017 | Career
By H. Steven Moffic, MD
How much should you reveal about yourself to your patients? To colleagues? To the state medical society? H. Steven Moffic, MD, takes a look at this issue in this video.
Which Came First: Fatigue or Depression?
August 11, 2017 | Major Depressive Disorder, CME
By Steven D. Targum, MD
5 key questions to ask as part of a comprehensive differential assessment of fatigue and depression.
Cognitive Enhancement—With Yoga
August 08, 2017 | Geriatric Psychiatry, Alzheimer, Integrative Psychiatry
By Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS
In this pilot study, older adults who practiced yoga did better on measures of verbal and visual memory and executive function than those in memory training classes.