Beyond Informed Consent: The Ethics of Informing, Anticipating, and Warning
October 2008
by Edmund Howe, MD, JD
Dr. Howe is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Programs in Medical Ethics, and Senior Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Posted in 10-2008 (October 2008), Ethics in Psychiatry | No Comments »
Asthma: Wheezing, Woes, and Worries
October 2008
by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD
Dr. R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio; Dr. L. Sansone is a family medicine physician (government service) and Medical Director of the Primary Care Clinic at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or the position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US government.
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Posted in 10-2008 (October 2008), General, The Interface | No Comments »
Treatment of Migraine and the Role of Psychiatric Medications
October 2008
by Elisa Cascade; Amir H. Kalali, MD; and Todd A. Smitherman, PhD
Ms. Cascade is Vice President, Quintiles Inc./iGuard, Falls Church, Virginia; and Dr. Kalali is Vice President, Global Therapeutic Group Leader CNS, Quintiles Inc., San Diego, California, and Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; and Dr. Smitherman is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi.
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Posted in 10-2008 (October 2008), Trend Watch | No Comments »
Treatment of Comorbid Adolescent Cannabis Use and Major Depressive Disorder
September 2008
by Yifrah Kaminer, MD, MBA; Daniel F. Connor, MD; and John F. Curry, PhD
Dr. Kaminer is with the Alcohol Research Center and the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut; Dr. Connor is with the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut; and Dr. Curry is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
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Posted in 09-2008 (September 2008), Psychotherapy Rounds | No Comments »
Risperidone Long-Acting Injections: Successful Alternative Deltoid Muscle Injections for Refractory Schizophrenia
September 2008
by Arjun Saxena, MD; Jeffery Grace, MD; Josie L. Olympia, MD; Eileen Trigoboff, RN, DNS; Thomas Watson, RN, MSN; Sharon Cushman, LCSW-R; and David Newcomer, BA
Drs. Saxena, Grace, Olympia, and Trigoboff and Mr. Watson are from Buffalo Psychiatric Center in Buffalo, New York; Drs. Grace, Olympia, and Trigoboff are also with State University of New York at Buffalo; and Ms. Cushman and Mr. Newcomer are from Northwest Community Mental Health Center, Buffalo, New York.
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Posted in 09-2008 (September 2008), Case Report | No Comments »
Use of Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of Anxiety
September 2008
by Elisa Cascade and Amir H. Kalali, MD
Ms. Cascade is Vice President, Quintiles Inc./iGuard, Falls Church, Virginia; and Dr. Kalali is Vice President, Global Therapeutic Group Leader CNS, Quintiles Inc., San Diego, California, and Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego.
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Posted in 09-2008 (September 2008), Original Research, Trend Watch | No Comments »
Alcohol/Substance Misuse and Treatment NonAdherence: Fatal Attraction
September 2008
by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD
Dr. R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio; Dr. L. Sansone is a family medicine physician (government service) and Medical Director of the Primary Care Clinic at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or the position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US government.
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Posted in 09-2008 (September 2008), The Interface | No Comments »
Transforming the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit from Short-term Pseudo-asylum Care to State-of-the-art Treatment Setting
September 2008
by David Feifel, MD, PhD
Dr. Feifel is Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Program; Director, UCSD Adult ADHD Program, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California.
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Posted in 09-2008 (September 2008), Research to Practice | No Comments »
Functional Neurosurgery in the Treatment of Severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Major Depression: Overview of Disease Circuits and Therapeutic Targeting for the Clinician
September 2008
by Dhwani B. Shah, MD; Angeliki Pesiridou, MD; Gordon H. Baltuch, MD, PhD;
Donald A. Malone, MD; and John P. O’Reardon, MD
Drs. Shah, Pesiridou, and O’Reardon are from the Neuromodulation Treatment and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Dr. Baltuch is from the Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania; and Dr. Malone is from the Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic.
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Posted in 09-2008 (September 2008), Reviews | No Comments »