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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

As a Doctor of Korean Medicine who helps patients taper off long-term psychotropic medication, I see the cracks in the system every daypatients who were placed on antidepressants, sleeping pills, or antipsychotics decades ago and never given a clear path to recovery. Ive also been one of them. Psychotherapy is rarely suggested.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

andrey_orlov/AdobeStock CLINICAL REFLECTIONS Medical education has traversed an evolving path over the past few decades. 2 Realizing that, modern medical educators often morph traditional Socratic questioning into the embedding of “audience response questions” (ARS) within formal presentations.

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Successfully Prescribing MAOIs for Depression

Psychiatric Times

TARGET AUDIENCE This accredited continuing education (CE) activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™

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Intergenerational Gaps and the Role of Technology in Psychiatric Leadership: A Trainee’s Perspective

Psychiatric Times

Technology offers benefits like enhanced education but poses challenges such as reduced human connection and ethical concerns. SHOW MORE Technology can reshape psychiatric training and leadership, bridging generational gaps while enhancing patient care and education. 4 Why Is Technology at the Center of the Conversation?

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A Therapist Navigating Antidepressant Withdrawal: Nelson Lee on the Power of the Present Moment

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N elson Lee is a therapist and mental skills coach with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and an MBA. He believes it’s never too late or too early to improve your mental health. After a week, I was fine — then suddenly one night I stopped sleeping. It came on quickly.

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Prodromal Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Understanding and Addressing Challenges

Psychiatric Times

Prodromal symptoms encompass mood changes such as anxiety, depression , mood swings, sleep issues, irritability, anger, and potential suicidal thoughts. The DSM-5 task force concluded that there was not enough evidence to justify incorporating APS as an official mental disorder diagnosis in Section II.

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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

Mad in America

His irregular sleep patterns, staying up all nightit all started coming into focus. Fee: There were definitely multiple. Parents can keep their children on their health insurance until theyre 26, but in life-or-death situations, we should be able to get critical information. I was shocked. And hewas all of those things.

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