The Nine Lives of Biopsychosocial Framework
January 23, 2020
The author shares some thoughts on the current state of biopsychosocial model as well as the new proposed reinterpretation of BPS as a theory of causality.
Recent Content
Can We Salvage the Biopsychosocial Model?
January 22, 2020
A reformulated biopsychosocial paradigm can be clinically useful. How? Keep reading.
8 Strategies for Managing BPSD
January 22, 2020
Recommendations for the use of antipsychotics for the management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Psychiatrists Are Not the Retiring Kind
January 20, 2020
The past is prologue riding close behind. Give up your practice? And do what instead? Psychiatrists are not the retiring kind!
Herbal Treatment of Major Depression: Scientific Basis and Practical Use
January 20, 2020
Many patients can benefit from herbs with gentler action, fewer adverse effects, and some health benefits beyond their antidepressant effects.
When Boys and Men Are Raped: Clinical Insights
January 20, 2020
According to male rape myths, boys and men cannot be sexually abused. The truth is, the figure is staggering. Yale Psychiatry’s Joan Cook, PhD, offers new insights working with this population.
Repairing Our Broken Mental Health Care System: Advice for Policymakers
January 17, 2020
Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) routinely have no access to adequate medication, psychological counseling, social support, and/or housing.
Management of Treatment Resistant Depression in the Elderly
January 16, 2020
This CME activity provides an understanding of treatment resistant depression (TRD) in elderly patients.
11 Signs a Young Patient is Depressed
January 16, 2020
A quick synopsis on how to spot major depression in youth.
An Overview of Cannabis Use in Pregnancy
January 15, 2020
Public endorsement for potential benefits of the marijuana plant is at an all-time high, even in vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women.
