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Let’s Use the Pandemic to Change Mental Health Care for the Better

July 16th 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic should have us reflecting on the state of our health care system as well as embarking in a national dialogue on what type of system we want for this country and what investments we need to attain that vision.

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Addressing Premature Mortality: Living With Serious Mental Illness

By Benjamin Druss, MD, MPH

May 29th 2020

Early Mortality in SMI: Federal and State Policy Initiatives

By Emma E. McGinty, PhD, MS
Gail L. Daumit, MD, MHS

May 29th 2020

Disaster Response, Mental Health, and Community Resilience

By Josef I. Ruzek, PhD

January 27th 2020

Repairing Our Broken Mental Health Care System: Advice for Policymakers

By Allen Frances, MD

January 17th 2020

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Latest CME Events & Activities

5th Annual International Congress on the Future of Neurology®

2022 Annual Psychiatric Times™ World CME Conference™ - Day Two

2022 Annual Psychiatric Times™ World CME Conference™ - Day Three

2022 Annual Psychiatric Times™ World CME Conference™ - Day One

Recognizing Rett Syndrome Early to Improve Long-Term Management Outcomes

Shaping the Management of Multiple Sclerosis – The Potential for BTK Inhibitors in Clinical Practice

Transforming Multiple Sclerosis Care – Clinical Updates on the Effects of BTK Inhibitors

10/13/2023

2023 Annual Psychiatric Times™ World CME Conference

From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice – Incorporating Screening and Assessment Strategies for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease

Taking Pompe Disease Management to the Next Level: Optimizing Clinical Assessments and Treatment Decision-Making

Addressing Healthcare Inequities in Stroke Care: How Can We Play an Active Role in Improving Outcomes for All Patients?

2022 4th Annual International Congress on the Future of Neurology

Understanding Best Care Practices for Hemorrhagic Stroke – A Focus on the Role of DOAC Reversals

Clinical Consultations™: Integrating Modern Antipsychotic Medications into the Management of Patients with Schizophrenia

Collaborating Across the Continuum™ : Managing Relapsing MS – A Focus on the Utility of CD20-Targeted B-Cell Therapy

Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management for Patients with ADHD During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: A Family Physicians’ Guide to Migraine Treatment – Emerging Therapies and Evolving Paradigms

PER® Postgame™: MS Meeting Updates – Integrating the Latest Data to Optimize Care in the COVID-19 Era

Medical Crossfire®: What Strategies Can the Care Team Implement to Optimize the Management of Pediatric Patients with NF1?

Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Visualizing the Role of Antipsychotics in the Management of Schizophrenia: What is the Role of TAAR1?

Patient, Provider, & Caregiver Connection: Individualizing Care in Multiple Sclerosis – Understanding Patient Challenges and the Role of Innovative Treatment

BURST CME™: Taking ALS Management to the Next Level

FAQs in MS: Exploring Provocative Questions From MS Meeting Updates

The Expanding Role of Fluid Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Alzheimer Disease

Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Targeting Immune Cells to Treat Multiple Sclerosis

Improving Care for Patients with Motor Complications of Parkinson Disease: Role of Technology and Data

Clinical Consultations™: Considerations for Customizing Care Plans for Patients with Parkinson Disease Psychosis

Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Visualizing New Therapeutic Targets in Schizophrenia

Advances In™ Schizophrenia: Expanding the Therapeutic Landscape

Advances In Treating Migraine in Your OB/GYN Practice: Navigating Treatment Paradigms to Improve Patient Care

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Mental Health Crisis in Hong Kong

Roger M. K. Ng, MBChB, FRCPsych(UK), IDFAPA, DPhil

January 15th 2020

Although there is ongoing political crisis in Hong Kong, many people are confident that the crisis will resolve. However, the mental health crisis may last for decades.

Beginning the Decade With 2020 Vision

John J. Miller, MD

January 14th 2020

Here we are-beginning a new day and a new decade-and, once again, we are filled with excitement, hope, anxiety, and fear.

Disability and the Concept of Return to Work

Barbara Long, MD, PhD, FABPN; Christopher Flinton, MD;Andrew O. Brown, MD;Sean Sassano-Higgins, MD;David “Daven” E. Morrison, MD;Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

January 1st 2020

This article discusses the return to work plan as a solution to the clinical and systemic problems arising from psychiatric disability.

LGBTQ Mental Health: What Every Clinician Needs to Know

Albina Veltman, MD;Tara La Rose, MSW, PhD, RSW

December 31st 2019

To improve access to and quality of mental health care for individuals who identify as LGBTQ, it is important for clinicians to become allies to this marginalized community.

Veterans and Suicide: The Last Straw

Lawrence H. Climo, MD

December 31st 2019

The author shares conclusions about what prompts some veteran suicides, drawn from published war accounts and memoirs and his own clinical experience.

Collaborative Care Meets Hospital Medicine: Proactive Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Mark A. Oldham, MD;Khushminder Chahal, MD;Hochang Benjamin Lee, MD

November 14th 2019

Mental illness accounts for a third of all years lived with disability and is associated with twice the relative risk of all-cause mortality. An estimated 8 million deaths are attributable to mental disorders every year, with two-thirds due to comorbid medical illness.

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Hospital-Based Psychiatric Emergency Programs: The Missing Link for Mental Health Systems

Scott Zeller, MD

August 20th 2019

This article, the first of a three-part series, describes how hospital-based psychiatric EDs differ from community-based crisis centers.

climate change, impacts of extreme heat on mental health

The Impacts of Extreme Heat on Mental Health

Robin Cooper, MD

July 30th 2019

No doubt the climate is changing dramatically, and the evidence of profound heat waves and their impacts confront us in large and small ways on a regular basis.

NAMI mental health resource, nonprofit family support

Helping Complex Patients

Ken Duckworth, MD;Christine Allen

July 29th 2019

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit that is here for your patients and their families, no matter where they are.

air pollution and the affect on mental health

Trouble in Paradise: Carbon-Fuel Air Pollution Linked to Disorders Across the Lifespan

Elizabeth Haase, MD

February 22nd 2019

We cannot protect our patients without protecting our planet. This means a personal and professional commitment to green our activities by considering the carbon effects of how we do our work.

life expectancy in the United States dropped from 78.7 to 78.6 years

US Life Expectancy: The Mental Health Perspective

Caleb Rans, PharmD

February 15th 2019

Opioids, suicide, and Alzheimer disease all play a large role in the life expectancy drop reported by the CDC.

gender specific issues relevant to mental disorders

Introduction: Gender-Specific Issues Relative to Mental Illness

Anita Riecher-Rössler, MD

November 30th 2018

This Special Report offers insight into gender vulnerabilities and clinical implications in areas like schizophrenia, Alzheimer dementia, and anxiety disorders.

mental disorders on the rise and will cost global economy $16 trillion by 2030

Mental Illness Will Cost the World $16 USD Trillion by 2030

The Carter Center

November 16th 2018

An estimated 12 billion working days are lost due to mental illness every year, according to a new report.

The Thing About Mental Illness

Allan Tasman, MD

August 19th 2016

Poetic, raw, and haunting, this young woman's description of having a psychiatric illness powerfully reveals what I believe are common, but rarely articulated, thoughts and feelings.

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