Cannabis Use Disorder in America
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Creating a Professional Will to Ensure Continuity of Care After Your Demise
Thomas Gutheil, MD, an expert in clinical and forensic psychiatry, provides commentary on the need for physicians to create a professional will.
Understanding Alcohol Use and Dementia: From Diagnosis to Patient Education
An overview on the role of alcohol use in dementia, using findings from various studies and expert commentary from Cynthia A. Munro, PhD, ABBP(CN).
Legal and Ethical Approaches to a Patient’s Request for an Emotional Support Animal
Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are increasingly being asked to write letters certifying patients’ and clients’ animals as emotional support animals.
Creature Comforts in Cataract Surgery: Techniques to Limit Intraoperative Anxiety Can Deliver Optimal Results
Experts say anxiety-reduction involves individualization, approachability, and partnership.
The Role of Statins in COVID-19: A Focus on Patients With CV Risk Factors
An overview of the role of statins in reducing in-hospital deaths due to COVID-19, using findings from the American Heart Association’s COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.
Update on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Clinician Perspectives
Compared with nonpharmacologic approaches, research consistently supports the benefits of medication for opioid use disorder, including fewer deaths, higher rates of sustained recovery, and greater cost-effectiveness.
The Impact of Cancer on Mental Health: Recognizing Symptoms and Providing Support
This review lists key signs and symptoms of deteriorating mental health in patients with cancer and how to recognize them.
AAP Releases Policy Statement for Provision of Trauma-Informed Care in Pediatric Health Care Systems
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy statement and an accompanying clinical report on identifying and addressing the effects of trauma and stress on children, families, and their health care providers.
Exploring the Connection Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease
A review by Ebrahimi and colleagues, and an interview with Beth Cohen, MD, highlights the possible mechanisms driving the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease, and the need for screening and treatment options for these patients.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Raises the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
We interview experts Younghoon Kwon, MD, MS, FACC, and Richard J Castriotta, MD, FCCP, FAASM, about the connections between obstructive sleep apnea-sudden cardiac death.
COVID-19’s Continuing Toll: Increasing Alcohol Use and Liver Disease Disproportionately Affect Women
To discuss the potential factors driving the increasing alcohol use among women as well as potential solutions, we interviewed David Streem, MD, and Leena P. Mittal, MD, FACLP.
Rethinking Aerosol-Generating Procedures in the Context of COVID-19
There is debate regarding the specific interventions that constitute aerosol-generating procedures.
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Transgender Youth
Recent studies have shown an increase in depression and suicidality in transgender youth. To learn more about the mental health challenges affecting transgender youth and how clinicians can better support these patients, we interviewed Jason V. Lambrese, MD, staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic’s Lakewood Family Health Canter in Lakewood, Ohio, and Ralph Vetters, MD, MPH, pediatrician and site medical director at the Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center, a program of Fenway Health in Boston.
Complying With HIPAA When Using Social Media
Among other considerations, health care providers must avoid giving individual medical advice.
At the Intersection of 2 Pandemics: The Impact of COVID-19 on HIV
A body of emerging research is attempting to quantify changes occurring as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on the HIV pandemic.
Alcohol Withdrawal: Individualized Care and Pharmacologic Treatment
More than 50% of patients with alcohol use disorder develop alcohol withdrawal symptoms within hours of discontinuing or decreasing alcohol use.
Evaluating Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Technologies: Deep vs Traditional
Patients with depression can live with symptoms for a long period of time before finding an option that works. One possibility for patients who are unable to find relief through pharmacology is transcranial magnetic stimulation. An expert offers his view on this form of treatment.
Tips on Managing Pediatric Anxiety in Primary Care
NP expert discusses screening and treatments for anxiety in children and adolescents in the primary care setting.
Fighting the Syndemic: Addressing Opioid Use Disorder and Decreasing HIV Go Hand-in- Hand
Structural concerns, racial and socioeconomic issues, and state- and federal-level policy present challenges when trying to address the intersecting epidemics of opioid use disorder and HIV.
Multispecialty Perspectives on Long COVID-19
Experts in infectious disease, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology, and psychiatry share their perspectives on the phenomenon that is long COVID-19.
Racial Disparities in the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
With significant racial inequities existing in access to services for youth with autism spectrum disorder, we spoke with an expert about how those in health care can work together to close these gaps and destigmatize disparities.
Reducing Social Isolation Is Key to Successful Aging
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, that more than 60% of US adults were lonely; these numbers only increased during the pandemic. Clinicians should focus more time on the psychological and social factors of aging to improve the quality of life of the elderly.
Third-Generation Antipsychotics And Beyond: What’s in Store for Tertiary-Generation Antipsychotic Treatments?
There has been an ongoing evolution in the treatment of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar, and other significant psychiatric morbidities. As therapies have evolved, efficacy in treating positive and negative symptoms has (for the most part) remained quite high, and there has been a concerted push to — as the generations of drugs progress ever-forward — reduce the off-target and unwanted side effects of treatment (which also helps to boost compliance with medication-taking behaviors). Dr Ben Locwin shares his expertise on the future of pharmacologic treatment.
Bluetooth Is Useful, Ubiquitous, and an Invitation to Hackers
Bluetooth is potentially susceptible to attack because it allows different devices to communicate over the air, according to a cybersecurity expert.
What Does the Future of the Mental Health Pandemic Hold?
With health experts across the country agreeing we are in the midst of a mental health pandemic, psychiatrist Aaron M. Hawkins, MD offers his view about the current state and the future of mental health in the United States.
The Power of Touch: How Physical Contact Can Reshape the Clinical Exam ─ Part II
We continue discussing the power of touch and how has it played into the history of clinical treatment as well as our current reality.
Life After Medicine: Doctors on How They’ve Tackled Retirement
We speak to two doctors about life after hanging up their white coats.
Lack of Knowledge on Idiopathic Hypersomnia Often Leads to Misdiagnosis
A survey of health care providers found a lack of knowledge on idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) among physicians, and that the disorder is often misdiagnosed. We spoke with Richard Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM, associate clinical professor at the University of the South Carolina School of Medicine about IH and criteria for diagnosing this sleep disorder.
Expert Q/A: Suicide Deaths Between 2019 and 2020
Data from the CDC on suicide deaths indicate a 5.6% decline in suicide deaths between 2019 and 2020 in the United States. We spoke with Christine Yu Moutier, MD, Chief Medical Officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) about this data.
The Power of Asking: Mental Health Screening in Pediatric Rheumatology
Hanna Saltzman, MD, speaks to the importance of screening for and addressing mental health in a pediatric rheumatology population and discusses the efforts initiated by CARRA workgroups in this direction. A patient with childhood SLE also provides her perspective.
The Power of Touch: How Physical Contact Can Reshape the Clinical Exam — Part 1
What is the power of touch and how has it played into the history of clinical treatment as well as our current reality?
Evaluating and Treating Respiratory Decompensation in Parkinson Disease Patients With COVID-19
The unprecedented numbers of patients on mechanical ventilation underscore the severity of the coronavirus on public health. Elderly patients, especially those with Parkinson disease, often bear the brunt of the pandemic due to pre-existing pulmonary disease and/or anatomical disposition.
Expert Q&A: MAPS and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
After decades of limited research and legal roadblocks to medical and recreational use, psychedelic drugs are rapidly remerging as treatments of interest in psychiatry. We interviewed two experts in the field.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Mental Health
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, concerning mental health trends and major treatment gaps were noted among adolescents. We spoke with Cécile Rousseau, MD, researcher, psychiatrist, and professor in the division of social and transcultural psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal, Canada about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health.
Medication Management of Opioids, Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults
Experts examine medication management in older adults, including the use of antidepressants for patients with Alzheimer disease and the dangers of opioid prescribing.
Expert Roundtable: Intimate Partner Violence and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an exacerbation of pre-existing hardships and disparities in many vulnerable populations, including individuals affected by intimate partner violence. We interviewed experts in the field to learn more about this issue and how clinicians may best assist affected individuals.
Can Cannabinoids Help Patients With Sleep Disorders?
To learn more about the potential role of cannabinoids in the management of sleep disorders, we interviewed Aleksandra M. Kwasnik, MD, who recently coauthored a review on the topic.
Mott Poll Report: How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Teen Mental Health?
With teens relying heavily on their friends and social connections for emotional support, the restrictions imposed to contain COVID-19 are especially hard on them. The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health asked a national sample of parents about the emotional impact pandemic restrictions have had on their teens aged 13 to 18.
Pulse Oximetry: Examining Racial Bias in a Valuable But Flawed Tool
Since pulse oximetry technology was developed in nondiverse populations, racial bias may influence the accuracy of pulse oximeter readings.
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