Opinion

Opposing Views: Legality and Ethics of Pediatric Euthanasia

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

Even though physician-assisted suicide is legal in 5 states and Washington, DC, no state allows euthanasia.

Practice Management

Frustrations With Prior Authorization: A Thorn in the Side of Clinicians

By

Pierre Manzo, MD

Prior authorizations and diagnostic imaging continue to be a frustration in the practice of medicine.

Practice Management

Statistical vs Clinical Significance: Evaluating Bias in Research

By

Tafari Mbadiwe

Statistical vs clinical significance is a battle royale being constantly waged throughout all facets of medical research.

Opinion

Making a Decision: Using Conscious vs Unconscious Thinking to Solve the Problem

By

Tafari Mbadiwe

A physician discusses conscious and unconscious problem solving methods.

Practice Management

ECT Research on Human Subjects Warrant Sound Methodology

By

Brandon May

Although ECT is effective for patients with severe psychiatric disorders, various misconceptions still exist.

Practice Management

Examining “Unknown Knowns” in Medicine

By

Tafari Mbadiwe

Unknown knowns are ideas that people are aware of on some level but, for whatever reason, choose not to admit.

Practice Management

Navigating the Thin Line Between Identification & Intimacy With Patients

By

Jordan Grumet, MD

Patient physician relationships are important.

Practice Management

Automobile Accidents Now More Attributable to Drugs Than Alcohol

By

Tafari Mbadiwe

Tiger Woods was arrested for driving under the influence.

Practice Management

Psychiatry Hospitalist Model Allows for More Patient, Family Time

By

Badalin Helvink

Scott Zeller, MD

The psychiatry hospitalist model leads to higher job satisfaction and better work-life balance.

Practice Management

Republicans Face Challenge of Consensus Before Replacing the ACA, Policy Expert Says

By

David Wild

“It was evident from the internal backlash to the recent Republican House committee bills that there is a deep divide among Republicans.”

Practice Management

How to Appropriately Assess Risk in a Patient

By

George Marzouka, MD

The term clearance implies that a patient can proceed with surgery and will have no risk for complications — which is a fictional state.

Practice Management

Overhead is the Litmus Test for a Sustainable Primary Care Practice

By

Jordan Grumet, MD

In order to survive today in primary-care medicine, one must have an extraordinarily low practice overhead.

Practice Management

Voice Recognition Capability Assists With Time, Accuracy

By

Pierre Manzo, MD

Voice recognition software has freed up a significant amount of personal time.

Practice Management

Questioning the Responsibility of Curbside Consulting

By

Elisabeth Aron, MD, MPH

Most courts have asserted that curbside consults do not create a physician-patient relationship.

PTSD trauma and stressor-related

PTSD From Childbirth Can Have Lasting Consequences for Parents

PTSD developments from childbirth can have lasting consequences and should be examined further by OBGYNs.

Mood Disorders

Are Mood Disorders Conditions of Premature Aging?

By

John M. Kane, MD

John Kane, MD, considers prevention and treatment approaches for mood disorders.

Practice Management

The End of Chemical Restraints: Expert Opinion

By

Scott Zeller, MD

Scott Zeller, MD, discusses the importance of treating patients with agitation appropriately.

Opinion

Senator Cruz’s Arguments on the ACA Debate

By

George Marzouka, MD

Is the aim of our health-care system to care for human beings or to generate profits for corporations?

Depressive Disorder

Untreated Psychotic Illness: Stemming the Tide

By

John M. Kane, MD

Delays in treatment for psychosis can be associated with poorer outcomes.

Practice Management

Q&A: Opting Out of Medicare

By

Stan Grossman

One physician discusses her experience with opting out of Medicare and offers advice to physicians considering doing the same.

Addiction

Expert Opinion on the Surgeon General’s Report on Addiction

By

Florence Chaverneff, PhD

If we invest in evidence-based addiction treatment that is invested in the dignity of every person who needs that treatment, many more people will find themselves ready to seek it out.

Opinion

Genomic Medicine and the Future of Health Care

By

Nicolai Wohns, MD, MA

Embracing all the myriad variations of the human genome should, in theory, lead to rewards that all can share.

News

HIPAA Compliance: Encrypting Patient Health Information

By

Tammy Worth

HIPAA doesn’t require providers to encrypt devices or electronic information, but many experts highly recommend it.

Opinion

Haloperidol in the Emergency Department Setting

By

Scott Zeller, MD

Dr. Scott Zeller suggests it is time to move away from emergency intramuscular haloperidol.

Opinion

Big Data, Big Psychiatry — Big Potential?

By

Nicola Davies, PhD

You have probably heard the term ‘Big Data’ being bandied around, but what does it actually mean for the psychiatry sector? Dr Nicola Davies explains what Big Data is, before exploring how it’s currently being applied within psychiatry.

Opinion

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is Not Merely Dysbiosis

By

Theodore Henderson, MD, PhD

Dr. Henderson suggests treating Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with antivirals rather than with antidepressants.

Opinion

Pathological Grief Disorder – Diagnostic Criteria

By

Nicola Davies, PhD

Dr Nicola Davies explores how diagnostic recognition could facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of this serious condition.

Therapies

Memory-Enhancing Supplements: What’s the Evidence?

By

Katelyn Anderson Zimmer, BA

Study reports on the availability of safety and efficacy data for over-the-counter supplements for improving brain health.

Opinion

Understanding the Zika Virus and Outbreak

By

Stanford T. Shulman, MD

The WHO has declared Zika a “global health emergency” and predicted the likely spread of the virus to all Western Hemisphere countries except Canada and Chile.

Anxiety

Rhetoric, Reactivity, and Evidence-Based Policy in the Wake of Shootings

By

John S. Rozel, MD, MSL

Gun violence places a significant burden on the nation’s public health and wellbeing.

Practice Management

Quantitative Measurement in Psychiatry and Personalized Medicine

By

John M. Kane, MD

Therapeutic drug monitoring is vastly underused in psychiatry but could better inform clinical decision-making.

Practice Management

Pass Comprehensive Mental Health Reform to Support Community Resilience

By

Renee Binder, MD

Mental health reform is needed to provide better help to those who are directly or indirectly impacted by mass shootings and traumas.

Practice Management

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, and Mental Health

By

Melissa Vallas, MD

Gratitude can help people to become more social and develop deeper and healthier relationships, which in turn can improve their emotional health.

Mood Disorders

Can Subtyping Depressive Symptoms Predict Antidepressant Response?

By

Roger McIntyre, MD

Many clinicians have a working assumption that subtyping patients is a critical process relevant to antidepressant treatment selection.

Suicide and Self-Harm

Young People, Suicide Prevention and Social Media

By

Jo Robinson, PhD

A small project in Australia has high school students and researchers developing suicide prevention interventions using social media.

Mood Disorders

Unique Program Treats Military Families With Mental Health Issues

By

Erica Trejo, LMFT

The Military Families Are Resilient program educates military families about available mental health resources.

ADHD

A True ADHD Epidemic or an Epidemic of Overdiagnosis?

By

Sanford Newmark, MD

Have we gotten derailed in our search for an objective diagnostic approach to ADHD?

Practice Management

The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage Decision on LGBT Mental Health

By

Robert M. Kertzner, MD

Mental health professionals should observe how lesbians and gay men experience the psychosocial benefits of same-sex marriage.

Alzheimer Disease and Dementia

Night Program Treats Alzheimer’s Patients With Altered Sleep Cycles

By

Zachary Palace, MD, Medical Director, Hebrew Home at Riverdale

The RiverSpring at Night program treats Alzheimer’s patients with sleep problems in a drug-free environment with nighttime activities.

Practice Management

‘Patient’ Vs. ‘Client’: How Semantics Influences the Practice of Psychiatry

By

Scott Zeller, MD

Rather than worry about how to refer to patients, the psychiatry community should relish its distinctive role in bringing mind and body together.