Psychiatry Perspective

• How Has COVID-19 Affected People With Migraine? Lifestyle changes and stresses as a result of the pandemic, as well as the virus itself, have made an impact on patients with migraine.
  American Headache Society and Medscape, May 12, 2021
• Why I Chose Neurology Neurologist Matthew Barrett recounts how his family experience influenced his decision to become a neurologist.
  Medscape Neurology, May 11, 2021
• How to Improve Our Response to COVID's Mental Tolls From our countries' myriad mistakes, a bold vision for identifying and addressing those most at risk for long-term mental illness can arise, says psychiatrist Lloyd Sederer.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 10, 2021
• Virtual APA vs the Real Thing: Which Is Better? Psychiatrist Dinah Miller, MD, weighs the good and the bad around remote medical meetings.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 07, 2021
• Going Viral: Social Media May Be Increasing Cases of New-Onset Tics   Drs Tamara Milka Pringsheim and Kathrin LaFaver on an emerging theory about why so many young and teenage girls are presenting with so-called 'TikTok tics.'
  Medscape Neurology, May 06, 2021
• After Hundreds of Interviews, Here's John Whyte's View of COVID   Our problem with vaccines is that we talk about people instead of talking with people and listening to their perspectives.
  Medscape, May 05, 2021
• To Fight Anti-Asian Hate, We Must Talk About It Dr Krysti Lan Chi Vo on why when it comes to racism and bigotry, words matter.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 05, 2021
• APA 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from APA 2021
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 03, 2021
• The Year of Women In Neurology After attending this year's American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting -- virtually of course -- Dr Kathrin LaFaver noticed an unprecedented female presence in her field.
  Medscape Neurology, April 29, 2021
• America's Forgotten History of Supervised Opioid Injection Facilities that would allow people to openly use opioids are igniting controversy today, but were once widespread.
  Undark, April 29, 2021
• Ban Hormones for Transgender Kids? Point-Counterpoint Arkansas recently passed legislation prohibiting doctors from giving gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender youth. Two doctors with opposing views share their thoughts on this new law.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 28, 2021
• SIRS 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from SIRS 2021
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 23, 2021
• What I Want People to Know About the Chauvin Verdict A Black psychiatrist reflects on her flat reaction to the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, and what else needs to happen before there is reason to rejoice.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 23, 2021
• How HIPAA Can Harm Patients As Dr Andrew Wilner has experienced first-hand, HIPAA may not always be in the patient's best interest.
  Medscape Neurology, April 23, 2021
• Suicide in the Early Months of the Pandemic: Unexpected Trends A new study published in The Lancet reveals some interesting results about how major stressors influence suicide risk.
  Medscape Neurology, April 23, 2021
• What to Do if You Witness a Seizure: Basics for Primary Care   The Curbsiders share what they've learned about seizure rapid response and follow-up care for patients who live with seizures.
  The Curbsiders, April 23, 2021
• Is Returning to Normalcy Causing You Stress?   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Mena Mirhom, MD, Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Columbia University, about how to cope with post-pandemic anxiety.
  WebMD, April 22, 2021
• The Ripple Effect of Being a Physician While most docs may not be on the front lines battling COVID-19, they can still make a meaningful impact on patient lives.
  Medscape Neurology, April 22, 2021
• Chauvin Guilty Verdict: Now It's Time to Get to Work! Psychiatrist Lorenzo Norris, MD, reflects on the guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd and whether this may finally signal the beginning of the end of systemic racism in America.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 21, 2021
• Peter Hotez Talks Russia, Lady Gaga, and the Antiscience Movement   Peter Hotez regularly counters antiscience rhetoric. He tells Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese how the movement cost lives in COVID-19, and that as clinicians, speaking up for science is ‘our lane.’
  Medscape, April 21, 2021