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Plagues that will haunt us long after the COVID-19 pandemic is gone
Long-standing injurious epidemics that predated COVID-19 are likely to continue causing grief and suffering to millions, unless we diligently...
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Let’s ‘cancel’ these obsolete terms in DSM
A necessary part of psychiatry’s progress is shedding obsolete terminology, starting with borderline personality.
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2020: The year a viral asteroid collided with planet earth
Finally, 2020 is coming to an end, but the agony its viral pandemic inflicted on the entire world population will continue for a long time.
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Unmet needs in the pharmacotherapy of psychiatric brain syndromes
The most glaring psychopharmacologic unmet need is that 80% of DSM disorders still do not have a single FDA-approved medication.
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Neuro-politics: Will you vote with your cortex or limbic system?
It’s election season again.
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Revamp the MOC
Psychiatrists should be able to focus on treating patients, instead of being burdened by the many time-consuming requirements of the MOC.
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Enduring the ordeal of a quadruple threat is especially arduous for psychiatric patients
The anguish of our patients’ illnesses is exacerbated by the fear, anger, sadness, and uncertainty about the current multifaceted societal turmoil...
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COVID-19 and the precipitous dismantlement of societal norms
The COVID-19 pandemic has permeated every aspect of our complex society and revealed how fragile our ‘normal lifestyle’ really is.
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Stop calling it ‘behavioral health’: Psychiatry is much more
'Behavioral health' is by no means synonymous with psychiatry, a medical specialty that contends with acute and chronic mental disorders.
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The cataclysmic COVID-19 pandemic: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!
One of the many lessons of this pandemic: Life as we know it should not be taken for granted, and can change drastically overnight.
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Pre-authorization is illegal, unethical, and adversely disrupts patient care
Pre-authorization sacrifices the practice of medicine on the altar of financial greed, and it must be stopped.
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During a viral pandemic, anxiety is endemic: The psychiatric aspects of COVID-19
As psychiatrists, we have an important role to play, especially for our patients who already suffer from anxiety disorders or depression.
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Paradise lost: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness among psychiatric patients
As psychiatrists, we don’t just evaluate and treat psychiatric patients—we restore their liberties and ability to pursue happiness.
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We are physicians, not providers, and we treat patients, not clients!
It is time to fight back and restore our noble medical identity, which society has always respected and appreciated.
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20 Reasons to celebrate our APA membership in 2020
Being an APA member has a tremendous benefit to us individually and collectively.