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is an award-winning psychiatrist who specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry, and is now in retirement and refirement as a private pro bono community psychiatrist. A prolific writer and speaker, he has done a weekday column titled “Psychiatric Views on the Daily News” and a weekly video, “Psychiatry & Society,” since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. He was chosen to receive the 2024 Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award from the American Association for Social Psychiatry. Previously, he received the Administrative Award in 2016 from the American Psychiatric Association, the one-time designation of being a Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Speaker of the Assembly of the APA in 2002, and the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in 1991. He is an advocate and activist for mental health issues related to climate instability, physician burnout, and xenophobia. He is now editing the final book in a 4-volume series on religions and psychiatry for Springer: Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, Christianity, and now

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Concussion is the most common type of traumatic brain injury.  Unfortunately, many individuals that sustain a concussion are not seen in a medical setting.  All health care providers should receive training in identifying the signs and symptoms of concussion in order to provide proper guidance and referral for specialized treatment.

Concussion Awareness

The ongoing clinical trial is also studying the drug’s efficacy in the treatment of MDD.

Topline Phase 2 Data Support Efficacy, Tolerability, and Favorable Safety of Treatment for PTSD

is chief resident of the combined Internal Medicine & Psychiatry residency program in the departments of medicine and psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

In this CME article, get a better understanding of bleeding risk associated with use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and review research-informed literature on related bleeding complications in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.

Bleeding Risk With SSRIs, Part 1: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Considerations

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The issue of psychiatrists serving as forensic expert witnesses has long been controversial. What are the rules for serving as an expert witness, and what is expected of a psychiatrist who serves as an expert witness?

Discrediting the Expert Witness on Account of Bias

Ralph Slovenki

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