Mixed Topics
MDedge Psychcast
Dr. Dinah Miller, Dr. Annette Hanson on involuntary psychiatric care
The ins and outs of involuntary psychiatric care and commitment.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Atopic Dermatitis severity reduced by topical microbiome treatment
Small study in adults and kids suggests treatment effective.
Residents’ Corner
Reflections on providing on-call overnight care for psychiatric patients
Dr. Jacqueline Posada says results from her “emotional pain scale” for residents show the physically and emotionally taxing nature of being on...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Pills alone are not the answer for pain management
With new limits on opioid prescriptions looming, clinicians need to rely on a multimodal approach to pain management.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Lyme disease spreading, but better testing could be coming
The current two-tier testing system is too time consuming for clinicians, now there could be a novel approach.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Doctor groups float APM for treating opioid addiction
Two groups released an APM framework and are now seeking comments on how to make it better.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Suicide prevention gets ‘standard care’ recommendations
The recommendations specify interventions for four separate settings
Pearls
Psychiatric consults: Documenting 6 essential elements
The Recommendations section of a psychiatric consultation note is vital to convey current physician-to-physician recommendations.
From the Editor
Advancing clinical neuroscience literacy among psychiatric practitioners
It is time for psychiatric clinicians to move beyond the traditional practice of describing psychopathology in terms of signs and symptoms, which...