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Taking care of ourselves during the COVID-19 pandemic
Despite the persistent uncertainty created by COVID-19, clinicians can take actions to help maintain their own mental and physical health.
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Strategies for treating patients with health anxiety
These patients are adversely affected due to the substantial functional impairment they experience from their health worries.
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The ABCDs of treating tardive dyskinesia
Because discontinuing the antipsychotic may not improve the patient’s TD symptoms and may worsen mood or psychosis, consider these 4 adjunctive...
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Is psychosis toxic to the brain?
Because untreated psychosis can result in irreversible structural brain damage, clinicians must act swiftly to provide assertive treatment.
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Meeting the mental health needs of American Muslim patients
Because of a paucity of data on the psychiatric care of American Muslim patients, there is a great need to understand how to treat this vulnerable...
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Interacting with colleagues on social media: Tips for avoiding trouble
Consider these suggestions for appropriately interacting with your colleagues on social media.
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MAPS.EDU, GAS POPS, and AEIOU: Acronyms to guide your assessments
These acronyms could serve as a map to guide a psychiatric review of systems during evaluation of a new patient.
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Called to court? Tips for testifying
As a psychiatrist, you could be called to court to testify as a fact witness in a hearing or trial.
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The evolution of manic and hypomanic symptoms
How the evolution of manic and hypomanic symptoms changed clinical approaches to patients who exhibit these symptoms.
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Lofexidine: An option for treating opioid withdrawal
Use of lofexidine might encourage more patients with opioid use disorder to accept substance abuse treatment.
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In-flight psychiatric emergencies: What you should know
How to initiate care and offer therapeutic options during an in-flight psychiatric emergency.