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The hunt for N-acetylcysteine: Medicine or dietary supplement?
NAC has caught the attention of psychiatrists because of claims that it may be useful in treating OCD, trichotillomania, and excoriation skin...
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Is corporate telepsychiatry the solution to access to care problems?
Something has to account for the fact that care is more affordable through startups than through traditional psychiatric practices, says Dr. Dinah...
Commentary
Religious fundamentalism and later-life anxiety
It’s an illuminating journey, often sad and disturbing, sometimes funny and endearing, and ultimately uplifting.
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When suffering defies diagnosis
Some people are uncomfortable in ways that our lexicon does not capture, and sometimes medication helps with this discomfort.
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Don’t equate mass shootings with mental illness
There is no psychiatric diagnosis that includes the symptom of shooting strangers, or shooting children.
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Lost keys, missed appointments: The struggle of treating executive dysfunction
If a practice is set up to accommodate the needs of patients with attention and organizational issues, treating them can be very gratifying.
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Has the anti-benzodiazepine backlash gone too far?
With respect to prescribing benzodiazepines, has the pendulum swung too far in the “just say no” direction?
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Microdosing psychedelics: Untapped potential in psychiatry?
There is little in the way of prospective, agent-verified, placebo-controlled research exploring whether or not microdosing is truly beneficial...
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Practicing across state lines: A challenge for telemental health
Allowing for access to psychiatric care in a consumer-oriented way may let us focus on offering good care and not on following outdated...
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Another winter for our discontent
I have figured out that I am not good at predicting what will happen next, and the experts don’t seem to be much better.
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The mess that is matching in psychiatry
“Since 2014, the number of applicants to psychiatry residencies has nearly doubled,” said Dr. Dinah Miller.