Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Contributing Writer https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, MSW, 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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Depression in Interns and Residents on the Rise

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

December 9, 2015

Almost 30% of medical residents reported having depression or depressive symptoms.

Violence and Aggression

Domestic Violence: The Psychiatrist’s Role in Detection and Intervention

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

October 27, 2015

Psychiatrists can play a key role in detecting signs of abuse, helping the individual to create a safety plan, and providing trauma interventions.

A Primer on Intermittent Explosive Disorder

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

October 9, 2015

IED has comorbidities, including mood disorders, lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and substance abuse.

Practice Management

The Psychiatrist’s Role in Treating Unseen Diseases

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

September 29, 2015

September 28 through October 2 is Invisible Illness Awareness Week, which includes conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome.

Neurocognitive Disorders

Uncontrollable Crying or Laughing: What’s Behind Pseudobulbar Affect?

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

July 3, 2015

Pseudobulbar affect, which involves uncontrollable emotional outbursts, has been reported in diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Insomnia

Sleep-Wake Disorders

Internet-Based CBT for Insomnia Lowers Depressive Symptoms

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

June 9, 2015

Adults in the CBT-I group achieved much bigger reductions in depressive and anxiety symptoms than peers using control website.

Airway diseases increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease.

Depression and Anxiety in COPD: The Role of the Psychiatrist

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

May 22, 2015

Although depression and anxiety are two of the most common comorbidities in patients with COPD, they are infrequently treated in this population.

Practice Management

Stigmatizing Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

April 3, 2015

Many clinicians believe that BPD patients are often treatment resistant and overly demanding.

Can Botox Treat Depression?

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

June 23, 2014

Research points to a “facial feedback hypothesis,” which suggests that facial expressions feed info back to the brain, thereby influencing emotions.

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