Reviews
Pearls
In-flight psychiatric emergencies: What you should know
How to initiate care and offer therapeutic options during an in-flight psychiatric emergency.
Evidence-Based Reviews
The psychiatrist’s role in liver transplantation
A thorough pre-transplant assessment and careful follow-up can maximize patient outcomes.
Pearls
Dealing with deception: How to manage patients who are ‘faking it’
Caring for patients who fabricate or exaggerate psychiatric symptoms for primary or secondary gain is a challenging proposition.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder?
Understanding the clinical, psychopathological, and sociodemographic correlates is critical.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Neuropsychological testing: A useful but underutilized resource
How to work with a neuropsychologist to fine-tune your diagnosis and treatment.
Pearls
Recognizing and treating ketamine abuse
Many patients use illicit ketamine, either for recreational purposes or as self-treatment to control depressive symptoms.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Losing a patient to suicide: Navigating the aftermath
Focus on clinicians’ needs as well as legal, administrative, and institutional concerns.
Pearls
Prescribing medications in an emergency situation? Document your rationale
Emergent medication use is indicated in numerous clinical scenarios, including psychotic agitation, physical aggression, or withdrawal from...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Losing a patient to suicide: What we know
Suicide loss can impact clinicians’ professional identities, relationships with colleagues, and clinical work.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Assessing decisional capacity in patients with substance use disorders
A skilled assessment is required to determine if patients can make decisions about their care.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Psychotherapy for psychiatric disorders: A review of 4 studies
Psychotherapy is among the evidence-based treatment options for treating various psychiatric disorders.