Psychiatry Perspective

• Physicians Behaving Badly: Has It Gotten Worse? Many incidents of physicians behaving inappropriately have become public recently. We surveyed over 2000 doctors to see how serious this is, and how it affects the medical profession.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, July 30, 2021
• 3 Powerful Lessons Simone Biles Taught the World Simone Biles withdraws from Olympics, proving that mental health should be the real goal.
  Medscape Blogs, July 29, 2021
• Elite Athletes and COVID's Mental Health Tolls The lead-up to this summer's Olympics has highlighted the unique stresses on the world's best athletes, and the resilience they've shown in battling through them.
  Medscape Psychiatry, July 29, 2021
• A Case for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination in College Students A return to in-person learning is within reach , but universities and colleges can become hot spots. Should COVID-19 vaccination be mandatory for in-person learning?
  Medscape Blogs, July 29, 2021
• Let's Talk About Race How psychiatrists can improve the understanding of the role race plays in psychiatric disorders.
  Medscape Psychiatry, July 29, 2021
• Obesity Treatment in Mental Illness: Is Semaglutide a Game Changer? Dr Dinah Miller discusses psychiatrists' important role in obesity care, an often overlooked aspect of the profession.
  Medscape Psychiatry, July 28, 2021
• A Neurologist Makes the Case for Integrative Medicine   Dr Indu Subramanian talks with Dr Kathrin LaFaver about her research on loneliness in Parkinson's disease and why there's no such thing as one-size-fits-all wellness.
  Medscape Neurology, July 27, 2021
• Psychiatrists Consider Emerging From Their 'Zoom Cage'   Drs Drew Ramsey and Sudeepta Varma on resetting patient boundaries, not overlooking telemedicine's benefits, and why you need to take that vacation already.
  Medscape Psychiatry, July 27, 2021
• MDs Rebut Claims of Toxic Culture After Resident Suicides Young medical residents working in the same program killed themselves within 8 months. Their colleagues described a toxic environment.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 28, 2021
• Filming Seizures -- A HIPAA Violation? Capturing a patient's seizure on video can be invaluable in making an accurate diagnosis. But patient privacy laws often get in the way.
  Medscape Neurology, July 26, 2021
• AAIC 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AAIC 2021
  Medscape Psychiatry, July 26, 2021
• Pandemic Fatigue -- Yes, It Is Real! Are you holding back a sea of emotions, stress, and anxiety? You are not alone. One nurse shares how her emotions came bubbling out unexpectedly and how to alleviate pandemic fatigue.
  Medscape Blogs, July 23, 2021
• When Hospitals Hurt You, Not Help You A psychiatrist's rant about abuse and substandard care at a local psychiatric hospital and the lack of funding, corrective policy, and advocacy from within.
  Medscape Blogs, July 22, 2021
• 25 Best Vacation Ideas for Doctors: Popular Spots or Away From the Crowds? Everyone's clamoring for a change of scenery. Whether you want to visit popular destinations or stay away from crowds, here are some terrific choices.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, July 21, 2021
• It's Time for a Shortened Work Week With remote working options, the line between work and personal life has become blurred. Increased rates of stress have highlighted the importance of work-life balance.
  Medscape Blogs, July 21, 2021
• Olympics: Sports Medicine Docs Discuss Vaccines, Logistics   Sports med docs discuss COVID vaccination in athletes and the logistics of testing and contact tracing in the midst of people with mixed vaccination statuses during busy schedules at the Tokyo Olympics.
  Hospital for Special Surgery, July 21, 2021
• Let's Stop Putting Gender on Birth Certificates   Professor Art Caplan discusses the possibility of removing sex as part of the information included in public birth certificates.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 19, 2021
• Does Violating HIPAA on Social Media Warrant Getting Fired?   Dr Alok S. Patel discusses and provides examples of inadvertent, well-intentioned HIPAA violations on social media.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, July 16, 2021
• New Resident in July? How to Manage the Stress It's July again -- stay out of the hospital. Emily Goncalves explains how this is a rough month to start residency and what you can do to make it better.
  Medscape Blogs, July 16, 2021
• Is the COVID-19 Vaccine a Golden Ticket? COVID has shown us how important social interaction really is to our lives. Will vaccines be the golden ticket to better mental health?
  Medscape Blogs, July 15, 2021