Authors


Iris Cohen, MSW

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The Effect of Mindfulness on Outcomes in Psychiatric Patients

How can mindfulness-based intervention be used as an effective treatment option for psychiatric patients?


Christopher D. Verrico, PhD

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Clinical Management of Cannabis Complications

The rapidly changing field of cannabinoids and their clinical implications poses a particular challenge in psychiatry.


Laura Cremaschi, MD

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Gender and Sex Issues in Bipolar Disorder

What are the differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder between the sexes?


Helí Morales Ascencio, PhD

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Psychoanalysis as a Tool Against Violence

Mental health care for victims of violence may be a way out of the darkness for Latin America.



Jeffrey Bendix

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Feds Ease Restrictions on Treating Opioid Addiction via Telehealth

This first update in 20 years is contained in a recent rule issued by SAMHSA.


Ilana Slaff-Galatan, MD

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How to Pass the Boards 20 Years Later

Is getting board-certified worth it? One doctor contemplates.


Brad Bergin

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How to Effectively Prescribe Exercise

Exercise can be a useful tool in managing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Learn how you can integrate exercise prescriptions into your treatment plans.



Isabella Caldwell, MD

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Is This Student Safe to Return to School?

Defining threat assessment and management strategies for child and adolescent psychiatrists.


Pamela Wible, MD

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How Doctors Celebrate Independence Day: They Don’t

How can medical professionals declare their independence?


Deanna Barch, PhD

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New Directions in Addressing Motivational Deficits in Schizophrenia and Depression

Being unable to experience pleasure and having difficulty imagining future enjoyment are different problems—and may require different treatments.


Jasmine Reese, MD, MPH

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The Psychiatrist’s Role in Caring for Adolescents With Eating Disorders

How can psychiatrists collaborate within the treatment team to help patients on the path to ongoing recovery?


Maria Abenes, EdD

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Here’s How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Shaping the Next Generation

How have the past 2 years affected our youth? The full picture is just beginning to emerge.


Suneeta Kumari, MD, MPH, CCDS

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Enhancing Patients' Motivation and Empowerment: A Resident’s Perspective

Empowerment has a significant correlation with patients’ overall mental and physical well-being, and has been central to the shift in conceptual framework of mental illness recovery towards a focus on resilience, strength, and control over one’s life.


Judith Ronat, MD

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Thoughts About the Overdose Conundrum

One doctor’s experience with patient suicide.


Jai Ahuja, MD

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Contrasting Health Care Worlds: An International Doctor’s Insight

"As I continue my medical sojourn, I am reminded that the world of health care is as diverse as the patients it serves."


Nathalie V. Buitrago, PsyD

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ADHD Update: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment Issues

Is it ADHD—or something else? The importance of careful assessment for the proper diagnosis and effective treatment of the third most common mental health disorder worldwide.


Meredith Spada, MD

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Examining a Case of Acute Late-Pregnancy Psychosis: How Best to Coordinate Care

Peripartum psychosis is considered a psychiatric emergency. Here is how an interdisciplinary team can provide the best care.


Olla Elbasheer, MD

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Exploring Vital Amines: The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of B12 Deficiency

Key nutrients are essential to maintaining health. Here's an overview of B12.


Ritvij Satodiya, MD

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How Psychiatrists Can Guide Distance Learning

Children with autism spectrum disorder have special educational needs, but with proper guidance they can flourish, even during a pandemic.


Trent Holmberg, MD

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Organized Psychiatry Provides Strength and Value to Mental Health Professionals

"Organized medicine and specialty organizations are key pillars of support for individual physicians that provide opportunities to advocate for more funding and resources for the medical system and education."


Katie Kruse, MD

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Missing White Woman Syndrome: Psychiatrists and Societal Bias

Psychiatry has a lot to learn from the case of Gabby Petito.


Robin Cooper, MD

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We Cannot Abandon Youth to Climate Anxiety

Children have real worries driven by real threats when it comes to climate change.



Kenneth Fung, MD

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Helping Primary Care Teams Provide Culturally Appropriate Care for Diverse Patients

Psychiatrists may wish to engage the primary care team to conduct a comprehensive case formulation that takes cultural factors into account.


Nafisa T. Choudhury, MD

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The Ethics of a Donated Brain: An Abuse of Autonomy

Is forcing a school shooter to donate his brain to scientific study unethical?


Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD

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Key Takeaways and the Future of Narcolepsy Treatment

An expert panel concludes the discussion by reviewing factors to consider when diagnosing and treating narcolepsy.


Shaukat Khan, MD

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An Overview of Disaster Psychiatry

Learn more about the 5 principles of intervention that serve as guidance for developing practices after disasters and mass violence.


Ashley E. Kivlichan

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Substance Misuse in College Students

The prevalence of annual alcohol consumption is highest in full-time college students 1 to 4 years after high school.

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