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Walking the Line: Navigating Student Mistreatment by Patients

Psychiatric Times

You have been seeing Max for a few months for medication management of his generalized anxiety disorder, and he is nearly in remission. To Hospitalize or Not? Social Anxiety Disorder: An Underappreciated Entity EP: 21. Max is friendly and polite with Mindy. Which Came First, Cannabis Use or Psychosis?

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Do Critics of Biological Psychiatry Have an Alternative to a Life of “Whack-A-Mole”?

Mad in America

This turn to ketamine is occurring despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly warned that the FDA has not approved ketamine for the treatment of any psychiatric disorder (though controversially approving esketamine nasal spray).

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The “Sick Enough” Paradox in Eating Disorder Treatment

Mad in America

Secondly, Jasmine has depression and anxiety disorders, said the doctor. Secondly, Jasmine has an eating disorder, said the therapist. Secondly, a person with an eating disorder is always driven to become sicker because the nature of the disorder is to make you feel as though you are never sick enough.

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Psychology, Personhood, and the Crisis of Neoliberalism: Jeff Sugarman on Theoretical and Critical Psychology

Mad in America

Then, as the DSM revised its classificationsreplacing multiple personality disorder with dissociative identity disorder the diagnosis largely disappeared. Sarah and I became interested in a similar question: Why, at this particular moment, did social anxiety disorder become an epidemic?

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Why 30-Day Rehab for Drugs and Alcohol is Not Enough for Long-Lasting Recovery

Clear Behavioral Health

Cons of a 30-Day Rehab Some of the downsides to short-term residential treatment can include: Overlooking mental health concerns: Short-term treatment for drug and alcohol addiction may not provide adequate time to address co-occurring mental health conditions such as mood and anxiety disorders.

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Day # 147: Bulimia Nervosa Part 2

Bullet Psych

Comorbidities : High incidence of lifetime mood disorder (usually MDD), anxiety disorders, substance use (particularly alcohol or stimulants), and personality disorders (most frequently borderline PD). This is due to high rates of suicide, medical complications, or complications relating to substance use.

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What is Telemedicine?

My Psychiatry

You can now chat with one of our providers online for a variety of different conditions, including: Depression Anxiety disorders ADHD & Substance abuse Addiction Alcohol abuse Insomnia Dementia or memory loss Bipolar disorder Our providers serve patients from teenage years to geriatric and older adults.