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The Augmented Psychiatrist: How Technology Will Transform Mental Health Clinical PracticeExcitement in digital health is growing due to rapid advances in artificial intelligence, data science, and smart devices. How will the growing number of mental health technologies impact clinical practice? Arshya Vahabzadeh, MD provides insights.
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My Three Lessons as a Psychiatrist in RomaniaThose last years of the Communist regime were met with literal darkness, collective trauma, and lack of food and free speech. Yet the peoples’ wicked, clandestine sense of humor cut through the despair and resilience rose from the ashes.
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Making Dollars and Sense: Support for Patients With Mental Health ChallengesRecommendations for patients with serious mental illness to manage their finances safely and conveniently, with as much dignity, privacy, and autonomy as possible.
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Get That Piece of PaperDad excelled at his craft and was the natural choice for promotion to supervisor of the machine shop when the incumbent retired. But the company told him it just wouldn’t "look right" to have a person with only an 8th-grade education.
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Complementary and Alternative Treatments for ADHD: What the Evidence SuggestsRecent surveys suggest that 7% to 8% of children and 4% to 5% of adults meet ADHD criteria. This CME article provide an understanding of the evidence for the use of complementary and alternative (CAM) treatments for ADHD.
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Guidance Along the Path: 20 Meditations for Psychiatry ResidentsIn the spirit of honoring and guiding trainees, the authors provide advice to today’s psychiatric residents-the psychiatric leaders of tomorrow.
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Will the Photobiomodulation Trial Be the One to Turn the Tide Against Alzheimer Disease?In light of recent failed trials, why would another trial by a small Canadian company be expected to succeed against the odds?
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Higher Levels of Care for Eating Disorders: A Practical GuideEating disorders (ED) are associated with significant comorbid psychopathology and the most extensive medical complications of any psychiatric disorder.
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Pharmacological Management of Treatment-Resistant Anorexia NervosaOnly 13% to 50% of AN patients are considered recovered 1 to 2 years posttreatment, and 20% to 30% go on to develop a chronic and unremitting course of AN. How can we improve these outcomes?
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Understanding and Treating Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Children and AdolescentsAvoidant restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, is a newly introduced eating disorder in DSM-5. Given that the disorder was introduced in 2013, it remains unclear how prevalent ARFID is in the general population.
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Understanding and Treating Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Children and AdolescentsAvoidant restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, is a newly introduced eating disorder in DSM-5. Given that the disorder was introduced in 2013, it remains unclear how prevalent ARFID is in the general population.
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Fostering Human Connection in a Sustainable Virtual WorldHow can psychiatry meet its ethical duty to mitigate climate change while also promoting collegiality at conferences?
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Zen and the Art of DocumentationLawyers tend to be good at spotting unexplained inconsistencies in documentation. Take these steps to protect yourself.
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Leveraging Analogies in PsychiatryThe use of analogies can improve the patient-clinician relationship, foster the therapeutic alliance, and open a dialogue for psychoeducation.
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Leveraging Analogies in PsychiatryThe use of analogies can improve the patient-clinician relationship, foster the therapeutic alliance, and open a dialogue for psychoeducation.
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Physician Aid-in-Dying and the Proper Role of PhysiciansAccording to the authors, physician aid in dying for persons with severe mental illness is gaining acceptance. More In this point/counterpoint.
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Physician Aid-in-Dying and the Proper Role of PhysiciansAccording to the authors, physician aid in dying for persons with severe mental illness is gaining acceptance. More In this point/counterpoint.
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Bipolar Awakenings: The Quest to Heal Bipolar DisorderCan "healing" life trauma help improve bipolar disorder symptoms?
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New Delirium Guidelines Discussed at APA Annual MeetingJohn J. Miller, MD, discusses the updates to the delirium practice guidelines with Mark A. Oldham, MD
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Collaborative Care Meets Hospital Medicine: Proactive Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryMental illness accounts for a third of all years lived with disability and is associated with twice the relative risk of all-cause mortality. An estimated 8 million deaths are attributable to mental disorders every year, with two-thirds due to comorbid medical illness.
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Prodromal Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Understanding and Addressing ChallengesIt is critical to recognize the early signs of schizophrenia and provide timely intervention to prevent full-blown psychosis in adolescents.
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The APA Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families Shares Important Information on CyberbullyingAs the nation continues to grapple with the children’s mental health crisis, the American Psychiatric Association Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families is exploring the ways in which clinicians can best support their patients.
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Treatment of Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior in AdolescentsThis CME article provides an understanding of the treatment modalities for the management of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescents.
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It’s a Small World, After AllNow more than ever, we recognize the importance of our global community.
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Who Knew? The Implications of One Environmental Policy for Mental HealthThe Clean Air Act (CAA) turned 55 years old last year. Most millennials and Gen Xers have had little idea what this legislation has meant for us, even though it may have given us each almost a year of productive life.
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Introduction: The “Lumpers” and the “Splitters”In this Special Report we offer articles that address the interplay of psychiatric and infectious disease.
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Psychiatric Disorders: Are Infectious Agents to Blame?Ongoing research has identified multiple infectious diseases that may play a role in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly in people predisposed to genetic and environmental factors.
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Psychiatric Disorders: Are Infectious Agents to Blame?Ongoing research has identified multiple infectious diseases that may play a role in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly in people predisposed to genetic and environmental factors.
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Psychiatric Disorders: Are Infectious Agents to Blame?Ongoing research has identified multiple infectious diseases that may play a role in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly in people predisposed to genetic and environmental factors.
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Psychiatric Adverse Effects of AntibioticsNearly all antibiotic agents have been associated with CNS effects. Although uncommon, these events can be severe.
