Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

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Batya Swift Yasgur MA, LSW, is a freelance medical writer who writes news, features, CME materials, and books for a variety of venues and target audiences, including healthcare professionals and consumers. She has a passion for human rights activism and is the author of Behind the Burqa (John Wiley, 2002), a memoir of 2 Afghan sisters who escaped Afghanistan. In addition, she holds the 1995 Robert L. Fish Award for Best First Published Mystery Story. Her fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and several other publications. Beyond her desire to contribute to people's health and wellbeing through her writing, Batya offers emotional/spiritual support to clients in her Teaneck, New Jersey-based counseling practice to facilitate their journeys toward healing.

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Schizophrenia and Psychoses

Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and the Psychosis Continuum

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

October 10, 2019

Awareness of differences between psychosis in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and varying presentations in patients can assist providers with diagnosis and treatment.

Addiction

An Evidence-Based Road Map to Navigating the Opioid Epidemic

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

February 6, 2019

This rise in prescribing of prescription opioids in the last 2 decades of the 20th century occurred at a time during which medical professionals were urged to resort to prescription opioids to manage untreated and chronic noncancer pain.

Depressive Disorder

Challenging Stigma: Should Psychiatrists Disclose Their Own Mental Illness?

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

January 11, 2019

Psychologists and psychiatrists discuss the stigma of mental health disorders in practicing clinicians.

Practice Management

Navigating Social Media Issues in Medical Practice: An Expert Interview

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

December 24, 2018

Issues that affect employees in all industries are compounded by a unique set of additional concerns that affect employees of medical practices.

Eating Disorders

The Intersection of Eating and Alcohol Disorders: Detecting and Managing “Drunkorexia”

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

November 30, 2018

Drunkorexia is a term referring to limiting food intake prior to alcohol consumption, which may lead to eating disorders in college students.

News

Correctional Psychiatry: Challenges and Rewards

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

October 11, 2018

Approximately 15% of incarcerated people have serious mental illness, although that number can vary depending on the type of illness.

Suicide and Self-Harm

Those Left Behind: Working With Suicide-Bereaved Families

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

October 4, 2018

Rumination is common in individuals experiencing suicide bereavement and is unique compared with the responses to bereavement for other reasons.

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

Is Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment in the Best Interests of the Child?

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

September 24, 2018

The complexities and ambiguities associated with reporting suspected cases of child abuse can contribute to confusion and the potential for harm.

News

Incorporating Guidelines Into Clinical Practice: An Interview With Gary L. LeRoy, MD

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

September 19, 2018

Despite their advantages, many clinicians do not necessarily agree with the centrality or content of CPGs. Others — especially primary care physicians (PCPs) — are overwhelmed by the vast and ever-increasing numbers of guidelines issued by multiple societies.

Geriatric Psychiatry

Mind-Body Therapy and Psychiatry: Ancient Tools for Modern Practice

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

August 10, 2018

Meditation techniques have an ever-growing evidence base to support their use and have become increasingly accepted in Western medicine as helpful adjuncts to other therapies.

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