
- Vol 30 No 11
- Volume 30
- Issue 11
Psychiatric Matters Germane, Timely…and Needed: Part 2
Articles on stigma, telepsychiatry, and designer drugs . . . matters germane, timely, and needed-that is what is here for you, our readers. Enjoy and learn.
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I was honored to be asked, not by myself (!), to contribute to this special section. My choice of topics was the stigma our patients and families-even our profession-experience and what must be done to mitigate this corrosive force. My article, “
As a public health doctor and one faced with continuing workforce shortages of psychiatrists, especially in rural and underserved areas, I welcomed the article “
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As I mentioned, this issue of Psychiatric Times offers a terrific CME article on DSM-5, “
Articles on matters germane, timely, and needed-that is what is here (and in our October issue) for you, our readers. Enjoy and learn.
Disclosures:
Dr Sederer is Medical Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, Medical Editor for Mental Health for The Huffington Post, and Medical Advisor for Turner Broadcasting’s new multimedia platform upwave. He has served as Mental Health Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and as Medical Director of McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. He received the 2013 Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents by the American Psychiatric Association, which also recognized him as the 2009 Psychiatric Administrator of the Year. His most recent books are The Family Guide to Mental Health Care (New York: WW Norton; 2013) and The Diagnostic Manual of Mishegas (with Jay Neugeboren and Michael B. Friedman; North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2013).
References:
1. Sederer LI. The “war” on drugs. 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-i-sederer-md/drug-war_b_1833357.html. Accessed September 9, 2013.
Articles in this issue
almost 12 years ago
Rural Telepsychiatry: The Future Is Brightalmost 12 years ago
Augustinealmost 12 years ago
Diagnosing Psychiatric Disorders: The Synchronization of DSM-5 and ICD-10-CMalmost 12 years ago
The Painted Bird: Stigma and Mental Illnessalmost 12 years ago
“Designer Drug” Use and Abuse: Implications for Psychiatristsalmost 12 years ago
Suicide Ratesabout 12 years ago
Psychiatry, Religion, and Suicideabout 12 years ago
Warning: Antidepressants May Cause Bank Robberyabout 12 years ago
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