October 31, 2016
Article
What an exciting time to be involved in understanding and providing care for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders!
October 31, 2016
Article
Psychiatrists who treat patients with psychosis in institutional, community, and crisis settings provide evaluations and medication management, but rarely consider psychotherapeutic interventions. However, such interventions can be critical in recovery.
October 31, 2016
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Culture-the way people make meaning and live their lives in particular social worlds-matters in psychosis. The authors explore how a patient's cultural background should influence the way clinicians think about treatment and care.
October 31, 2016
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The authors discuss the clinical implications of the changes in the DSM-5 section on schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.
October 31, 2016
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A review of the distinction between depressive and psychotic symptom domains, current knowledge about the etiology and neurobiology of depression and psychosis, and how this knowledge can inform the treatment of patients with features of both.
October 28, 2016
Article
It is not unusual for patients to seek consultation with questions about their sexuality. This article provides useful definitions and clinical examples for therapists who wish to address these patient concerns.
October 27, 2016
Article
I started promoting pharmacogenetic tests in the 1990s-before they were fashionable-and now, after going through the 3 phases of pharmacogenetic testing (fear, failure, and hype), I am embarrassed.
October 27, 2016
Article
Meet "Gary," whose case provides an introduction to the value of systems-based practice.
October 25, 2016
Article
What does mandated electronic prescribing have to do with that old show, Twilight Zone?
October 25, 2016
Article
The authors focus on the psychiatric management of transplant recipients and the evaluation and care of living organ donors.
October 20, 2016
Article
The assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions in which persistent pain is a feature despite lack of evidence of a pathological cause are reviewed in this article.
October 19, 2016
Article
I hope readers look seriously at what the Presidential candidates have to say-or if they say anything at all-about addressing the current and increasing disaster in the mental health system before casting their votes.
October 19, 2016
Article
The next phase of HIPAA compliance audits has arrived. Clinicians who are HIPAA-covered entities-or business associates-would be well served to prepare now.
October 18, 2016
Article
Is it time again for greater unification of neurology and psychiatry?
October 14, 2016
Article
He wrote that he didn’t know what to say to comfort us, so he decided to describe the view from his rented room near Sydney...
October 12, 2016
Article
“Googling” a patient does not seem much different from the old-fashioned obtaining of collateral information, but the ramifications may be far more than you bargain for.
October 11, 2016
Article
It’s not health care expenses that are driving up costs.
October 07, 2016
Article
Why is there so little clamor for a drug that prevents neurodegeneration, carries very low risk, and is unlikely to produce significant side effects?
October 07, 2016
Article
The ethical core of the Goldwater Rule is sound, but the rule needs clearer and more nuanced language.
October 05, 2016
Article
"Like many good psychiatrists, I have empathy and concern for my patients. But in my case, I’ve quite literally walked in their shoes."
October 04, 2016
Article
With the modern office environment comes another type of “climate change”-designed to shape workers psychologically.
October 03, 2016
Article
Bravely enter territory that academia has largely neglected-the nebulous region between full bipolar disorder and major depression.