Psychiatry Perspective

• Topol: US Betrays Healthcare Workers in Coronavirus Disaster Many US healthcare workers started this year already suffering from burnout, but the worst was yet to come.
  Medscape, March 30, 2020
• Tips for Transitioning to Telepsychiatry   Dr Drew Ramsey discusses how to implement virtual psychiatric care into practice.
  Medscape Psychiatry, March 26, 2020
• Pandemic Foreshadows Crisis in Mental Health Services Grassroots initiatives are addressing shortcomings in psychiatry. But Dr Jeffrey Lieberman argues that we need top-down change.
  Medscape Psychiatry, March 25, 2020
• Physicians and Health Systems Can Reduce Fear Around COVID-19   Psychiatrist Peter Yellowlees lays out ways in which clinicians can demonstrate to the public that there is a way forward in battling the current pandemic.
  Medscape Psychiatry, March 18, 2020
• How Medicine Perpetuates the Fallacy of Race Western medicine uses race to guide diagnostic and treatment decisions. Epidemiologist Dr Seema Yasmin says this has to change.
  Medscape Psychiatry, March 11, 2020
• From Alcohol to Opioids, Can Doctors Successfully Treat Addiction? Drug overdoses, especially those involving opioid analgesics, are on the rise. Psychiatrist Lloyd Sederer talks to Medscape about which addiction treatment strategies work.
  Columbia University Psychiatry, February 12, 2020
• Are Unmatched Residency Graduates a Solution for 'Shrinking Shrinks'? 'Physician associates' could be used to expand the reach of psychiatry.
  Medscape Psychiatry, February 11, 2020
• Is Anxiety About the Coronavirus Out of Proportion? An expert considers what is fueling anxiety about the latest health scare.
  Medscape Psychiatry, January 31, 2020
• Yoga in Mental Health Care No Longer a Stretch   Therapy and medications are mainstays in mental health care. Practicing yoga can also play a role, says this psychiatrist.
  Medscape Psychiatry, January 31, 2020
• Multiple Psych Disorders Genetically Linked -- New Findings   Some psychiatric disorders are frequently observed together. Could they share a genetic link?
  Medscape, December 12, 2019
• AAAP 2019 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AAAP 2019
  Medscape Psychiatry, December 09, 2019
• Consider Vitamin D in Alzheimer's Prevention and Management   Dr Richard Isaacson on vitamin D supplementation's possible role in combating Alzheimer's dementia.
  Medscape Neurology, November 18, 2019
• Physician-Turned-Counselor Helps Docs Overcome Career Anxiety Dr Andrew Wilner speaks with career counselor Dr Heather Fork on how physicians can deal with stress at all stages of their careers.
  Medscape Neurology, November 12, 2019
• A Brief History of American Psychiatry   Psychiatrists Drew Ramsey and John Oldham walk through the rich history of psychiatric care in America.
  Columbia University Psychiatry, November 07, 2019
• My Unforgettable Patient: A Man Called Voltaire Dr Nassir Ghaemi recalls a patient he saw in medical school who left an indelible mark on his career.
  Medscape Psychiatry, October 03, 2019
• Short of Prescribing Salmon, Docs Use Diet to Boost Mental Health   Drs Drew Ramsey and Deborah Cabaniss discuss the influence of diet on mental health, and how discussions about nutrition can strengthen the doctor-patient relationship.
  Columbia University Psychiatry, September 23, 2019
• A Happy Country Struggles With Mental Health Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom aspiring toward universal happiness, faces new mental health challenges. The solution may be blending Eastern and Western care.
  Medscape Psychiatry, September 20, 2019
• Saving Lives Through Early Psychosis Care   Drs Ramsey and Dixon from Columbia Psychiatry discuss evidence-based interventions for successful management of first-episode psychosis.
  Columbia University Psychiatry, September 12, 2019
• 'Dementia Village' Creates Artificial Reality Some experts have questioned the practice of deceiving patients, and there is only preliminary evidence of benefit from this form of care.
  Medscape, September 11, 2019
• Physician Well-being Declining? It's the System, Stupid Dr Peter Yellowlees describes how healthcare systems fail physicians, and how we can start to make changes.
  Medscape Psychiatry, September 06, 2019