The Importance of Differentiating Between PTSD and TBI
Experts discuss how differentiation between the PTSD and TBI is important for the purposes of disability evaluation and treatment.
All articles by Florence Chaverneff, PhD
Virtual Reality Technology: A Potentially Useful Tool in Psychiatric Care
Virtual reality technology may be useful in such areas as exposure therapy and pain management.
Benefits of a Standardized Pain Management Regimen in Inpatient Psychiatric Units
The implementation of a standardized medication regimen for pain management in incoming psychiatric inpatients may be associated with a reduction in the number of pages related to pain complaints received by on-call residents.
Senior Obama Advisor Discusses ACA in Conversation With APA President
The American Psychiatric Association’s president, Altha Stewart, MD, sat with Valerie Jarrett, JD, for a fireside chat focused on the Affordable Care Act.
Lancet Article Series on Postoperative Pain Management Practices
A series of 3 articles published in the Lancet is dedicated to highlighting the nature of current postsurgical pain management practices, including the use of peri- and postoperative opioids, that are thought to play a part in driving the opioid crisis.
These Tools May Help Providers and Policymakers to Address the Opioid Crisis
The Stopping the Transmission of Opioids to the Next Generation tool allows clinicians treating women of childbearing age with opioid use disorder to estimate risks associated with pregnancies in this patient population.
Examining the Prevalence and Assessment of Mental Health Disorders in Chronic Pain
Dr Cosio presented results from a preliminary study examining the prevalence of mental health disorders in veterans with chronic pain.
Opioid Use Disorder Prevalence at Delivery on the Rise in the US, According to CDC
The prevalence of opioid use disorder rose in women delivering at hospitals across 28 US states and the District of Columbia between 1999 and 2014, with quadrupling at the national level during this period.
Deaths After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose: Causes and Risk Factors
Causes of death in the year after a nonfatal opioid overdose were often related to substance use disorders, as well as to a range of mental health and medical conditions.
Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Associated With Reduced Risk for Opioid-Related Deaths
Few of the individuals who experience an opioid-related overdose had received treatment for opioid use disorder.
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