Authors


Vanessa Vélez, MD

Latest:

An Urgent Invitation to Bring “Psyche” Back Into Psychiatry

How do we balance the desire to stay connected with the cosmos with the demands of modern life?


George Kroumpouzos, MD, PhD, FAAD

Latest:

Making Connections Between Psychiatry and Dermatology

“Psychiatric comorbidity is very common in my practice and in dermatology in general.”


Patricia Westmoreland, MD

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“Terminal Anorexia”: An Invalid Construct That Does Not Justify Medical Aid in Dying

Does anorexia nervosa constitute an illness worthy of physician-assisted suicide? These authors think not.


Mike Lyons, PhD

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Sustaining Investment in Brain Health: The Dangers of Information Asymmetry

Information asymmetry occurs when one party has more or better information than the other party. Asymmetry and fraud will sour investor interest in the field.


Shahla Modir, MD

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Paving a Path Forward to Overcome Stigma

A recent All Points North Lodge survey found 37% of Americans are comfortable discussing mental health, but 44.7% have never tried counseling. What is preventing them from seeking care?


Amy L. Hobday, DO

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Involuntary Hospitalization of Minors: An Emergency Medicine Perspective

"In regard to psychiatric hospitalizations, the principles of ethics are imperative in determining how to proceed in each case."


Lauren A. Gaston-Hawkins, MPH

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Racism, Policing, and COVID-19: How Do We Justify Racial Disparities in 2020?

Psychiatrists are in a unique position to actively address the collective trauma caused by rampant and persistent race-based disparities in health care and police violence.


Gary Belkin, MD, PhD, MPH

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Mental Health and the Global Race to Resilience

There is no shortage of evidence for the elevated and sustained psychological trauma, mental illness, distress, and anxiety about climate change.


Greg P. Couser, MD, MPH

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Developing Your Skills at the Intersection of Work and Psychiatry

Here’s how the Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry can help you connect with your fellow psychiatrists about complex mental health issues in the workplace.


Sebastian Acevedo

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Getting to Know the American Association for Psychiatric Administration and Leadership

Let us introduce you to the organization who wants to promote the professional development of psychiatrists as leaders.


Qasim Chaudry, MD

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Social Anxiety Disorder: An Underappreciated Entity

Social anxiety disorder: an underappreciated and misunderstood condition.


Steven E. Hyler, MD

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Reimagining ABPN Board Certification: A Fusion of Tradition and Technology

“This discussion is as much about preserving the core values of psychiatric practice as it is about embracing innovation.”


Natan P.F. Kellermann, PhD

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A Challenging Psychotherapeutic Journey

One can only hope today's challenges will become a “corrective emotional experience."


Ellen Inverso, PsyD

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Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy: Changing Lives With a Whole-Person Approach

Are you ready to understand how recovery-oriented cognitive therapy (CT-R) promotes wellness and empowerment for individuals experiencing serious mental health challenges? Check out this CME article.


Aekta Malhotra, MD

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10 Measures and Outcomes to Assess Progress in Eradicating Racism

Suggestions to assess outcomes and measure success levels in combatting racism.


Michelle Nazario, MD

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Beyond “Bad Behavior”: ADHD in Clinical Practice

Take a look at this bread-and-butter case of ADHD from a child psychiatry clinic.


Jonathan S. Jones, PhD

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The Opioid Addiction Crisis and Racism: A Long, Troubled History

The enduring racial gap in the opiate addiction rate stems largely from racist 19th-century medical beliefs about Black bodies, coupled with substandard medical care provided to Black Civil War troops.


Alex Keoskey, Esq

Latest:

The Dire Consequences of Medical Board Complaints

Medical board discipline involves more than a hefty penalty or financial settlement. Here's what you need to know.


Julia N. Riddle, MD

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The Unimaginable: Pregnancy and Infant Loss in Psychiatric Practice

Loss and suffering can be hard for both patient and provider. Here’s what we know, what we need to learn, and how to protect yourself as a clinician.



Zoe Wainer, MBBS, PhD

Latest:

Mind-Body Resilience for Women: A Focus on Depression

Here’s why we should be paying special attention to women's depression treatment.



Katie Witkiewitz, PhD

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Nonabstinent Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder

"Limiting definitions of recovery to abstinence and the absence of AUD symptoms fail to capture the multidimensional and heterogeneous pathways to recovery that research has shown to exist among both treatment-seeking and population samples."



Brenton Gicker

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CAHOOTS: A Model for Prehospital Mental Health Crisis Intervention

When concern for a patient is not so severe that a clinician feels compelled to call the police, there are options.


Clete Kushida, MD, PhD

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Future Opportunities Using One-Nightly Sodium Oxybate for Narcolepsy Treatment

Important next steps studying once-nightly sodium oxybate and other therapies for narcolepsy treatment.


Richa Vijayvargiya, MD

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Prisoner of the Brain: Recognizing the Serious Implications of Catatonia

Catatonia is thought to be significantly underrecognized, and it is important to routinely screen for it among hospitalized patients. Here's how to recognize and treat.


Anne Marie O'Melia, MD, MS, FAAP, CEDS-S

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Eating Disorders and OTC Weight-Loss Product Consumption in Adolescents

Psychiatric Times discussed the recent research with Anne Marie O'Melia, MD, MS, FAAP, CEDS-S, of the Eating Recovery Center.



Vannessa Davis, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C

Latest:

Depression in the African American Community

“We are not exempt from these diseases. We have to speak up.”

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