Somatic Disorders
Evidence-Based Reviews
The etiology of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: 5 interwoven pieces
In an age when psychiatry strives to identify the biologic causes of disease, studying endocrine-related mood disorders is particularly intriguing...
Podcasts
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Edwin R. Raffi, MD, MPH, discusses treatment of menstrual cycle–related mood and anxiety disorders.
Evidence-Based Reviews
A shot in the arm: Boost your knowledge about immunizations for psychiatric patients
Patients with chronic, severe mental illness live much shorter lives than the general population. The 25-year loss in life expectancy for people...
Pearls
A practical approach to interviewing a somatizing patient
Somatization is the experience of psychological distress in the form of bodily symptoms. Somatic symptom and related disorders frequently prompt...
Video
Managing patients who are somatizing
Alexander Thompson, MD, MBA, MPH, discusses the importance of developing a therapeutic relationship with a somatizing patient, which can improve...
Conference Coverage
Nautical metaphors build physician resilience, beat burnout
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Can adopting a nautical framework encourage physicians to take care of themselves? One psychiatrist thinks so.
Out Of The Pipeline
Valbenazine for tardive dyskinesia
Despite improvements in the tolerability of antipsychotic medications, the development of tardive dyskinesia (TD) still is a significant area of...
From the Journals
People often think functional neurological symptoms are feigned
The way in which functional neurological symptoms are described greatly influences perceptions of feigning, and patients may differ greatly from...
Podcasts
Treating tardive dyskinesia
Med/Psych Update
Hepatitis C among the mentally ill: Review and treatment update
Newer agents reduce the risk of treatment-induced depressionAt approximately 3 to 4 million patients, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Confused with ataxia and urinary and fecal incontinence
Ms. S, age 46, has difficulty walking and a wide-based gait, and is incontinent and paranoid. She reports no medical or psychiatric history. How...