Authors


Michael W. Jann, PharmD, FCP

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Confronting the Methamphetamine Epidemic

As all eyes were on the pandemic, another surge simmered below the surface.


Rachel Conrad, MD

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Expanding Telemental Health in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.


Harika Rayala

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Expanding Telemental Health in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.


Meera Menon, MD

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Psychiatric Services for College Students Across State Lines

Meera Menon, MD, talks how best to care for your college student patients when they are a long way from home.


Kruti Vora

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Universities’ Response to Supporting Mental Health of College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

College students are uniquely vulnerable to both everyday stressors and severe mental illness, and psychiatric symptoms among college students appear to be on the rise.


Emily Diamond, PsyD

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Making a Bridge in a Time of War

How can you learn from, appreciate, and grieve for other cultures?


Marc S. Atkins, PhD

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The Coercive Cycle: A School to Prison Pipeline?

The authors discuss abusive disciplinary practices that continue to this day despite considerable evidence to the contrary and share thoughts and implications for psychiatrists.


Angela L. Walden, PhD

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The Coercive Cycle: A School to Prison Pipeline?

The authors discuss abusive disciplinary practices that continue to this day despite considerable evidence to the contrary and share thoughts and implications for psychiatrists.


Mira Goldstein

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Crowdsourcing Brain Research: The Power of Volunteers

How can volunteering to play video games help brain research?


Michael R. Mantell, PhD

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The Weary Yet Mighty Lemon Tree

In the midst of this current head-spinning, mentally straining, emotionally draining, perplexing pandemic that is leaving many with a jaded, burned-out weariness, mental health and allied professionals can alleviate considerable pain.


Nicole Allen, MD

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Being Essential in the Time of COVID-19

The current COVID-19 pandemic has raised a number of issues related to the role and importance of psychiatrists compared with medical colleagues at this time of widespread illness and massive changes.


Adrienne D. Mishkin, MD, MPH

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Being Essential in the Time of COVID-19

The current COVID-19 pandemic has raised a number of issues related to the role and importance of psychiatrists compared with medical colleagues at this time of widespread illness and massive changes.


Avital Falk, PhD

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Is It OCD or an Anxiety Disorder? Considerations for Differential Diagnosis and Treatment

While it may be challenging to differentiate between OCD and other anxiety disorders, using a multi-informant assessment and understanding the content of a patient’s fears is a fundamental start to outlining an effective treatment plan.


Rachel Goldman, PhD

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Is It OCD or an Anxiety Disorder? Considerations for Differential Diagnosis and Treatment

While it may be challenging to differentiate between OCD and other anxiety disorders, using a multi-informant assessment and understanding the content of a patient’s fears is a fundamental start to outlining an effective treatment plan.


Justin Mohatt, MD

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Collaborative Care Models and the State of Child Psychiatry

The idea of collaborative care can be daunting and overwhelming, but Dr Justin Mohatt encourages you to try.


Michele T. Pato, MD

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Clinician Perspectives on Psychiatric and General Medical Comorbidities

As psychiatrists we must remember that comorbidities is often the rule, not the exception. This is especially true for obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD).


Shelly Kucherer, MD

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When Baby and OCD Are on Board Assessment and Treatment Issues

OCD in the general population often differs from OCD that presents in the perinatal period. It is imperative to recognize, assess, and treat perinatal OCD to improve maternal and child outcomes and have a transgenerational impact.


Nancy Byatt, DO, MBA

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When Baby and OCD Are on Board Assessment and Treatment Issues

OCD in the general population often differs from OCD that presents in the perinatal period. It is imperative to recognize, assess, and treat perinatal OCD to improve maternal and child outcomes and have a transgenerational impact.


Madison Taylor Duerr

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A Young Person’s COVID-19 Experience

When I first learned of Anne Frank’s story, I could barely imagine the fear, the loneliness, and the isolation. During these last few weeks, I realized there is so much young people can learn from her.


Melissa Welby, MD

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The Boundary I Wish I Hadn't Kept

“I met Talia almost 20 years ago. It wasn’t the usual doctor-patient relationship formed in the setting of an outpatient clinic or general inpatient hospital.”


Joseph P. Merlino, MD, MPA

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Bridging the Gap Between Psychiatry and the Ministry: One Small Step

“Recently, I had the opportunity to teach seminary students on the subject of mental health and its interface with spirituality and religion.”


Rebekah Diamond, JD

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Expanding Telemental Health in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.


Bianca Busch, MD

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Expanding Telemental Health in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.


Nicole Kramer, MA

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Expanding Telemental Health in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.


Amy E. Ellis, PhD

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5 Male Rape Myths: A Phenomenon Whose Time Has Come

Here are 5 rape myths perpetuated in our culture, in law enforcement and the military, and in medicine and mental health.


Sejal B. Shah, MD

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Developing the Capability for Virtual Consultation in the Age of COVID-19

Psychiatry is being thrown, ready or not, into the world of telemedicine. Here you will find  lessons, tips, and answers to common questions from psychiatrists who have successfully taken the leap.


Josepha A. Cheong, MD

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Developing the Capability for Virtual Consultation in the Age of COVID-19

Psychiatry is being thrown, ready or not, into the world of telemedicine. Here you will find  lessons, tips, and answers to common questions from psychiatrists who have successfully taken the leap.


Michael Sharpe, MD

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Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: The Interface of Psychiatry and Other Medical Specialties

The “tip of the spear" metaphor reflects consultation-liaison’s place as the most forward clinical psychiatry service in the wider medical world that can lead improvements in patient care.


Charalambos Costeris, MSc, MA, PhD

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Compulsive Hand Washing in Dermatological Patients in the Era of COVID-19

The skin is the biological mantle that protects us from the influence of many environmental factors, it is also that which is being exposed not only to sunlight but to viruses and bacteria as well.


Simon Douglas Murray, MD

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Patients With an Alcohol or Substance Use Disorder

Alcoholism and addiction to other mood-altering drugs are biological medical problems, either inherited or acquired. Incurable but treatable, not all addictions lead to catastrophic consequences.

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