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Working the night shift? Strategies for improving sleep and performance
The following nonpharmacologic strategies can help improve sleep and performance until the body naturally adapts to working this type of schedule...
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Looking up patients online: Why it’s a bad idea
Perusing our patients’ online profiles could negatively impact treatment and adherence.
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How to avoid denied claims
Unless your practice is cash-only, reimbursements from your patients’ health insurance companies are necessary to ensure its survival.
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Working at a long-term psychiatric hospital? Consider your patient’s point of view
Following the 2 simple approaches described here can help you to understand your patient’s point of view and improve the treatment relationship....
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Strategies for working with patients with personality disorders
Patients with personality disorders can disrupt the treatment relationship, and may leave us feeling angry, ineffective, inadequate, and defeated...
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How to handle unsolicited e-mails
E-mail addresses are readily available online, which has has resulted in a proliferation of unsolicited e-mails sent to physicians from people...
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Nonpharmacologic strategies for helping children with ADHD
Teach caregivers to use the following interventions to allow them to help children with ADHD navigate situations that require managing their...
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Employment contracts: What to check before you sign
Your contract is legally binding; therefore, review these clauses before you sign.
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What to do after a patient assaults you
Physical assaults by patients are an occupational hazard of practicing medicine. Assaults can happen in any clinical setting, occur unexpectedly,...
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‘Difficult’ patients: How to improve rapport
As psychiatrists, we all come across patients who press our buttons and engender negative feelings, such as anger, frustration, and inadequacy....