Psychiatric Times

?? The November issue of Psychiatric Times features a compelling lineup of articles, including a protocolized approach to inpatient care for youth with severe eating disorders, the antisuicidal effects of lithium, and the use of validated tools in violence risk assessment. Explore these and more in this month's diverse collection of insights for mental health clinicians. Subscribe now: https://ow.ly/VKoZ50Uganj

Grateful to have the opportunity to discuss our course in the Columbia Psychiatry Public Psychiatry fellowship! Love having our trainees learn best practices to engage with the public through written and visual media! We need more credible voices in the mental health and media space! It’s been a joy to help lead this course over the past 4 years with Maria Mirabela Bodic & Peter Steen! Thank you Psychiatric Times for publishing this! #FindYourVoice #Misinformation #MentalHealth #Media

In the phase 3 ENCORE trial, AXS-12 reduced the frequency of cataplexy attacks as compared with placebo at week 3 of the double-blind period. https://lnkd.in/gqUe3u-r

Conspiracy theories can lead individuals to engage in criminal and violent behaviors. It is necessary for psychiatrists treating or forensically evaluating individuals with conspiracy theories to be able to correctly identify different forms of belief. Don't miss our Forensic Psychiatry Special Report: https://lnkd.in/gnyzxES2

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently recognized brain injury as a chronic health condition, defined as “a condition that lasts one year or more and requires ongoing medical attention and/or limits activities of daily living.” Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g8Xp6pAp

Need CME credit? Learn more about a protocolized approach to the hospital management of pediatric patients with severe malnutrition related to eating disorders, including the utilization of a multidisciplinary care team and structured psychoeducation materials for families. https://lnkd.in/g836gd_A

Malingering in forensic settings is driven by motives like avoiding incarceration and obtaining medications, necessitating careful psychiatric assessments to avoid misdiagnosis and stigma. https://lnkd.in/gFKVngYY

In forensic and carceral mental health settings, one does not have to venture far to hear the "m" word. When mental health diagnoses are viewed as labels themselves, malingering is one of the most severe kinds of branding. On the flip side, genuine malingering (no pun intended), can have dire consequences.

Weekend reading: The entire November issue of Psychiatric Times is now live on our website! Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gdmEhmz7

In a new video interview with Psychiatric Times, REACH founder Peter S. Jensen, MD discusses the startling reality of ADHD: it doubles the rates of all-cause mortality. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/gsKBGNp8 #reachinthenews #REACH4kids #childrensmentalhealth