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A Timely Look at Community Reinforcement for Seniors With Unhealthy Alcohol Use

October 21, 2020

Jesse Koskey, MD. Dr. Koskey has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Interventions that combat isolation may be particularly important in the context of current physical distancing recommendations. This randomized trial tested whether community reinforcement paired with motivational enhancement therapy impacted outcomes among seniors with alcohol use disorder.

Insight in Therapy: Still Relevant After All These Years

July 30, 2020

Greg Sazima, MD.

Greg Sazima, MD. Dr. Sazima has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Insight joins the ranks of established psychotherapy moderators like alliance, positive regard, empathy; but how well does it stack up?

Take a Breather: A Mindful Tactic for Borderline Dysphoria

June 10, 2020

Greg Sazima, MD.

Greg Sazima, MD. Senior Behavioral Faculty, Stanford/O’Connor Family Medicine Residency Program, San Jose, CA. Dr. Sazima has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dysphoric states cause intense anxiety and an urgent need to get relief. They can drive patients to self-harm, substance abuse, and suicide. Greg Sazima describes a breathing technique that helps patients pass safely through these crises.

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A Pragmatic Approach to Borderline Personality Disorder

June 10, 2020

Lois Choi-Kain, MEd, MD

Lois Choi-Kain, MEd, MD
Director of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute at McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA. Co-editor of Applications of Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorders: A Practical Guide (APA, 2019) with the late John Gunderson, MD (1942–2019). Dr. Choi-Kain has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

You don’t need to be a psychoanalyst or DBT specialist to help patients with borderline personality disorder. Lois Choi-Kain developed a psychotherapeutic approach that can be woven into just about any psychiatric treatment, from the medication visit to the hospital wards.

Exposure Therapy Efficacious for PTSD Co-Occurring With Alcohol Use Disorder

November 22, 2019

Brian Frankel, MD

Brian Frankel, MD Dr. Frankel has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Prolonged exposure is one of the best treatments available for patients with PTSD. This study examines the advantages of using prolonged exposure for patients who have PTSD with co-occurring alcohol use disorder.

The COMBINE Study: A Core Paper in the Treatment of AUD

November 22, 2019

Brian Frankel, MD

Brian Frankel, MD Dr. Frankel has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This research update summarizes the results of the landmark COMBINE study which evaluated the effectiveness of stand-alone and combined pharmacological and behavioral interventions for treating alcohol use disorder.

Primer: Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Substance Use Disorders

October 2, 2019

Psychosocial interventions for substance use disorders include drug counseling, medical management, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, contingency management, the community reinforcement approach, and twelve-step facilitation

A New Way to Talk to Patients about Medication

August 30, 2019

Shawn Christopher Shea, MD

Shawn Christopher Shea, MD

Director of the Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing. Internationally recognized innovator in the fields of clinical interviewing and suicide prevention and author of seven books, several of which are included in Doody’s Core List of the most important books in psychiatry and medicine. Dr. Shea has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Shawn Christopher Shea, MD has been fine-tuning the art of doctor-patient communications for over 30 years. He shares his tips on talking about medications.

Becoming Successful Despite ADHD

November 1, 2018

Mark Katz, PhD

Mark Katz, PhD Clinical psychologist and director of Learning Development Services, San Diego, CA. Author of On Playing a Poor Hand Well and Children Who Fail at School and Succeed at Life (both published by W. W. Norton and Company). Dr. Katz has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

There is still confusion about ADHD, especially the name itself. People with ADHD can pay attention well when they’re interested in what they’re doing. Not knowing this, it’s easy to see why so many people still don’t believe the condition is real.

Behavioral Strategies for Suicide Prevention

October 1, 2018

Chris Aiken, MD.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Aiken has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What can you do—beyond prescribing medications—to help your patients who have suicidal ideation? There are many strategies that you can teach your patients, even in the context of brief psychopharm visits.