Authors


Charles Lee, MD

Latest:

Health Literacy and Helping Your Patients Maintain Compliance Over the Holidays

COVID-19, the holidays, and bad weather can all make it difficult for patients to follow their treatment plans. In this Mental Health Minute, Charles Lee, MD, explains how health literacy can help.


Coralie Eilers, MD

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Evaluating the Efficacy of TMS for the Treatment of OCD

Clinicians should consider rTMS as an intervention to alleviate OCD symptoms, especially in those who have failed other treatments or those with comorbid depression.


Kamille R. Williams, MD

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Examining the Reality: The Influence of Social Inequities on Child and Adolescent Mental Health

The recent social disruption and stress placed on families has led to heightened mental health concerns in children and adolescents. Here's how you can address them.


Grace Eun Lee, PhD

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Clinical Pearls: Treating Trauma and Psychosis

Learn more about best practices when treating comorbid trauma and psychosis.


Margot Rittenhouse, MS, LPCC

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Recognizing, Addressing, and Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents

Margot Rittenhouse, MS, LPCC, discussed how caregivers and clinicians alike can identify warning signs and support adolescents experiencing eating disorders.


William Byne, MD

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Psychiatrists Call for End to Cruel and Harmful Immigration Policy

The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (America’s mental health think tank) calls for an end to the use of Title 42 to expel asylum seekers at the southern border. This policy places LGBTIQ asylum seekers in particular danger.


Carli A. Genet, MSW, LICSW

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Collaborative Care: The Team as a Social-Relational Healing Tool

How can a refocus on relationships, connections, and dialogue improve the overall patient experience?


Andrew Gleason, FRANZCP

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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.


Sunny X. Tang, MD

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Sounds, Syllables, and Schizophrenia

Syllable and sound are still the primary means for taking the measure of thoughts and emotions, the building blocks and foundations of psychiatric work.


Linda Nielsen, EdD

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Fathers and Daughters: Custody Plans and Other Steps to Protect Their Relationships

After parents break up, why is the father-daughter relationship typically more damaged than the father-son relationship?


Vanessa Vélez, MD

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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

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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

Latest:

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.


Benjamin Anderson, MD

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Media Excess & Mental Health

Is our unlimited access to mass media causing more mental health issues?


Dennis Padla, MD

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Challenging Prevalent “Benzophobia”

What’s the truth about benzodiazepines?


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

Latest:

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 Chaudhry, MBBS

Latest:

The Hidden Suffering of Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety disorder: increased screening and recognition are essential for proper diagnosis, and psychotropic and psychotherapeutic options can be effective.


Steven E. Hyler, MD, DLFAPA

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Transforming DSM-6 Development: A Call for Integrated Approaches and Cautious Innovation

Can AI innovations assist in the process of creating the next DSM? One psychiatrist explains his thoughts.


Natan P.F. Kellermann, PhD

Latest:

A Challenging Psychotherapeutic Journey

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


Kate V. Hardy, PsyD

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Clinical Pearls: Treating Trauma and Psychosis

Learn more about best practices when treating comorbid trauma and psychosis.


Himanshu Upadhyaya, MBBS, MBA

Latest:

SPN-820: Rapid-Acting Antidepressant Shows Promising Phase 2 Results

Data presented at ACNP meeting demonstrated safety, tolerability, and efficacy for SPN-820 for MDD.


Rimsha Arif, MD

Latest:

New-Onset Racism or Psychosis?

Racism is not usually considered a psychotic symptom and therefore it is not often considered in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.


Ellen Inverso, PsyD

Latest:

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.


Vikram Kumar, MD

Latest:

Malingering in the Forensic and Correctional Settings

Learn more about malingering in this forensic psychiatry overview.

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