Authors


Ramanpreet Toor, MD

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Postpartum Psychosis: Complicated but Treatable Psychiatric Emergency

Postpartum psychosis has a complicated presentation and is often misdiagnosed or missed in patients.


Shizuka Tomatsu, MD

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Beyond the Night: Unraveling the Psychiatric Impact of Sleep Disorders

Explore the intricate relationship between sleep disorders and psychiatric conditions, diagnostic challenges, and effective management strategies, in this Special Report article.


Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JD

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School Shooters: Troubled Teens or Cold-Blooded Killers?

There is no accurate profile of who will become a school shooter, so mental health clinicians should react as they would with any patient threatening violence: inquire, gain collateral data, assess, and respond.


Richard G. Hunter, PhD

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Building Brain Resilience: A Multi-Level Systems Approach

Beyond the COVID-19-driven shock, we must develop a resilient future in an increasingly uncertain world.


Amy LaCouture, RN, BSN, PMHNP-BC and Linda Trinh, DNP, MPH, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC

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Empowering Advanced Practice Providers to Adopt Routine Screening for Tardive Dyskinesia

This article was developed and sponsored in collaboration with Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Amy LaCouture, RN, BSN, PMHNP-BC and Linda Trinh, DNP, MPH, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC have been compensated by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. to author this article and share their perspectives.


Russell Kennedy, MD

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What Can Be Done About Anxious and Violent Men?

During National Men’s Health Month, take time to consider the unique mental health needs of male patients.


William C. Fletes

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Reducing Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths: States’ Prevention and Response Efforts

In this journal club, a medical student and an addiction psychiatrist review a thematic analysis of successful prevention efforts in states with declining rates of opioid-related overdose deaths.


Jessica Gaulton, MD, MPH

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The Perinatal Mental Health Crisis

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affect 1 in 5 of perinatal individuals who are pregnant or up to 1 year postpartum. Over the past 2 decades, the US has seen an alarming rise in these disorders.


Julia Sealock, PhD

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Antidepressant Response: What’s DNA Got to Do With It?

Research using data from the All of Us Research Program seeks to solve the mystery of what makes medications work for some and not others.


Jessica Isibor

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The Poetic Body

The body keeps the score...


Esti Iturralde, PhD

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Addressing Alcohol or Cannabis Use in Patients With Anxiety Disorders

In this CME article, learn more about how to assess the impact of alcohol and cannabis use on anxiety treatment outcomes, recognizing potential adverse effects and interactions.


Francis Tongpalad, MD

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Examining Risks of Reversible Clomiphene-Associated Manic Episodes to Patients

"Cumulatively, the findings of such reports have led to a concerted effort to encourage physicians to monitor patients for manic symptoms on initiation, reintroduction, and dose modulation of corticosteroid therapy."


Cathryn A. Galanter, MD

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A Case From the Pages of DSM-5-TR Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health

Explore best practices in child mental health through real case studies in the DSM-5-TR Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health, featuring expert insights and treatment strategies.


Nitasha Shetty, MD

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What Do I Do Now? Making Decisions in a Postpandemic World

The pandemic changed the way individuals think and caused adjustments in our worldviews. How is that impacting our decision-making ability?



Paul Sheesley, MA, LCPC, LCADC

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Working With High-Profile Clients

A look at the unique challenges of working with powerful and influential clients and strategies for success.


Alessio Travaglia, PhD

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Early Intervention for Schizophrenia on the Horizon: Implications for Clinicians and Patients

Schizophrenia is one of the most recognized yet least understood chronic brain disorders.


Alan K. Davis, PhD

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What Matters Most in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy?

Psychedelics may catalyze rapid improvements in mental health, but they do so firmly rooted in what we already know about the efficacy of psychotherapy.


Magdalena I. Tolea, PhD

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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?


Hosanna Kim, MD

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Evaluating Dispositional Capacity in Patients With Late-Life Hoarding Disorder

For older adults, hoarding disorder can have serious consequences. Examine this case study to learn more.


Bridget C. King, MD

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Management of Borderline Personality Disorder in an Obstetric Unit

How can consultation-liaison psychiatry help identify BPD and facilitate effective communication between patients and medical teams during these patients’ admissions?


Robert Nesheim, MD

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Surviving Vaccine Hesitancy Together

What is the mindset of “anti-vaxxers,” and how can you connect with them as a clinician?


Andrew N. Tuck, MD

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Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor and Bleeding Risk, Part 2: Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding, Malignancy, Pregnancy, and Surgical Considerations

In this CME article, review literature on SRI-related bleeding complications in patients with GI bleeding, malignancy, perioperative settings, pregnancy, and hormonal therapy.


Grant Brenner, MD

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To Mask or Not To Mask? Why Is This Even a Question?

Politics have gotten in the way of mask-wearing, and they should not.


Kushani G. Patel, DO

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Perspectives on Global Women’s Mental Health

This diverse group of women came together to explore the challenges in treating mental illness in patients who identify as female.


Aletheia Phoenix, MD

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Difficulties With Insurance and Patient Care: “Why Is the System So Complicated?”

Legislative and legal realities at the state and federal levels are difficult to navigate even for seasoned practitioners, and are beyond the knowledge of most families.


Temitope Ogundare, MD, MPH

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A Prescription for Loneliness: Mitigating Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults

How should clinicians approach loneliness in elderly patients, and how can technology assist in treatment?


Frank Dowling, MD

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Comparing COVID Doctors and 9/11 First Responders

Decades after September 11, 2001, many first responders still live with PTSD. Will the same be true of physicians who saw the worst of the pandemic?


Dorothy Loren, PhD

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Therapists in the Patient’s Chair

How can we combat compassion fatigue by practicing what we preach?


Henry Asher

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Avoiding a Brain Health Innovation Market Failure: Lessons from the Hype Cycle

New approaches to ensure that the brain health technology sector continues to flourish for decades.

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