Lorenzo Norris, MD, and the Best of APA 2019

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

This week, we are replaying five interviews that MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief Lorenzo Norris, MD, conducted at the 2019 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Dr. Norris spoke with Igor Galynker, MD, (Mount Sinai Beth Israel, N.Y.) about identifying suicide crisis syndrome; Jonathan M. Meyer, MD, (University of California, San Diego) about prescribing clozapine for treatment refractory schizophrenia; Robert M. McCarron, DO, (University of California, Irvine) about psychiatry and primary care; Cam Ritchie, MD, MPH, about preparing patients for disruptions in psychiatric medications; and Richard Balon, MD, (Wayne State University, Detroit) about overcoming resistance to prescribing benzodiazepines for patients with serious mental illnesses.

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^{Lorenzo Norris, MD}

Lorenzo Norris, MD, is host of the MDedge Psychcast, editor in chief of MDedge Psychiatry, and assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University, Washington. He also serves as assistant dean of student affairs at the university, and medical director of psychiatric and behavioral sciences at GWU Hospital. Dr. Lorenzo Norris has no conflicts of interest.

^{Renee Kohanski, MD}

Renée S. Kohanski, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist with additional training in forensic psychiatry. She has been a board examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and has enjoyed a broad-based practice in academic, community, and forensic psychiatry. She is currently a solo practitioner and owner of RK Psychiatry Associates and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of MDEdge Psychiatry. Talkers magazine describes Dr. Kohanski as “one of the most reliable ‘go-to’ sources for insights and information about psychiatry in the media today.” Dr. Renée Kohanski has no conflicts of interest.