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A Biopsychosocial Model of Care

An introduction to some of the approaches that are being taken to special populations within the psychosomatic medicine community.

Recent Content

Conference Preview from the Cutting Edge

R. Gregg Dwyer, MD, EdD

News | January 23, 2015 | Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Gender Issues, Sexual Offenses

By R. Gregg Dwyer, MD, EdD

A look at the 2015 joint American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP) and International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology (ISAPP) Scientific Meeting in March. There, the author will be presenting two sessions that address adolescent sexuality and sexual development issues.

Classification of Psychodermatological Disorders

Mohammad Jafferany, MD

January 22, 2015 | Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety, Tipsheets, Trichotillomania

By Mohammad Jafferany, MD

There is no universally accepted classification of psychodermatological disease, but this slideshow serves as a general overview of these disorders.

Brain Stimulation With ECT: Neuroscience Insights From an Old Treatment

Charles H. Kellner, MD

January 22, 2015 | Electroconvulsive Therapy, Neuropsychiatry

By Charles H. Kellner, MD

Some recent breakthroughs, using newly developed neuroscience investigational tools, suggest that if research resources are available, we could soon make substantial advances in understanding the mechanism of action of ECT.

Spiritual Psychotherapy

H. Steven Moffic, MD

January 22, 2015 | Psychotherapy, Blogs

By H. Steven Moffic, MD

Many classics, such as those written by Dickens, can be viewed as a metaphor for psychotherapy. Beyond symptom improvement, psychotherapy addresses the meaning of one's life and how it relates to meaningful values of loved ones as well as the surrounding community.

Satire, Hate Speech, and Charlie Hebdo

Ronald W. Pies, MD

January 21, 2015 | Couch in Crisis, Disaster Psychiatry, Trauma And Violence

By Ronald W. Pies, MD

A commentary on civility and ethical standards in the aftermath of terrorist events in France.

In With the Old, Out With the New

Allan Tasman, MD

January 21, 2015

By Allan Tasman, MD

Everyone who has ever billed a third party for psychiatric care knows that lack of “medical necessity” is the catch phrase used throughout the insurance industry to deny care that the clinician who has actually evaluated the patient has determined is needed.

The Dynamics of Psychosis: Therapeutic Implications

Brian V. Martindale, FRCP, FRCPsych

January 20, 2015 | CME, Psychotic Affective Disorders, Schizophrenia

By Brian V. Martindale, FRCP, FRCPsych

A CME covering contemporary ideas about psychotic conditions and clinical approaches for treatment.

Videos
Podcasts

Seeing the Forest Through the Fees: Earning Your Green CPT Codes
Vikram Shah, MD, MBA
Stuart Lustig, MD, MPH
January 15, 2015 | Psychiatry Compensation, Career
By Vikram Shah, MD, MBA and Stuart Lustig, MD, MPH
E&M codes are more complicated to learn, but psychiatrists can now deservedly get paid more for treating their more complicated patients or for engaging in time-consuming activities. Here: a focus on codes 99212 to 99215.
Substance Abuse by “Mature” Adults
Louis A. Trevisan, MD
January 15, 2015 | Substance Use Disorder, AAAP 2014
By Louis A. Trevisan, MD
Is your older patient using or abusing drugs or alcohol? This video reviews how general psychiatrists can provide effective intervention when a substance abuse problem is identified.
Should Recreational Use of Marijuana Be Legalized?
Kevin P. Hill, MD
January 08, 2015 | Addiction, AAAP 2014
By Kevin P. Hill, MD
A brief video on the pros and cons of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Effects of Adolescent Marijuana Use on Cognition
Gregory Tau, MD, PhD
December 04, 2014 | AAAP 2014, Addiction, Child Adolescent Psychiatry
By Gregory Tau, MD, PhD
In this brief video, an expert summarizes the effects of marijuana use on the teenage brain, as well as new strategies to discuss the consequences of drug use with adolescents.