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Items Tagged with 'covid-19'

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Are Individuals With Major Depressive Symptoms More Likely to Own a Gun in the United States?

January 31, 2024
Susan Siegfreid, MD.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Susan L. Siegfreid, MD. Dr. Siegfreid has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A survey of gun ownership and gun purchasing plans found that individuals with depressive symptoms were significantly more likely to purchase a gun, or plan to purchase a gun, compared to non-depressed individuals, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Crisis in Pediatric Mental Health: The Kids Aren’t Alright

August 1, 2023
Warren Y.K. Ng, MD.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Warren Y.K. Ng, MD.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist; Medical Director of Clinical Services, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital; President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY.

Dr. Ng has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

As the head of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr. Ng is deeply familiar with the serious issues facing pediatric mental health. He outlines methods to protect children, such as partnering with pediatricians and making use of school-based programs. Additionally, he lists resources for healthcare providers, patients, and their families.
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Throwback Thursday: Lithium’s Medical Benefits

November 10, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Lithium has hidden health benefits against stroke, cancer, dementia, and even the coronavirus.


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Advances in College Mental Health

September 2, 2022
Michelle Riba MD, Garrett Rossi, MD., and Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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QA_michelle_riba_headshot.jpgMichelle B. Riba, MD, MS

Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Co-Director, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center; Director, PsychOncology Program, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. Editor, College Psychiatry: Strategies to Improve Access to Mental Health (co-editor: Meera Menon, MD).

Interview by Garrett Rossi, MD. Inpatient/consult attending psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ.

Dr. Riba, expert of this educational activity, has disclosed that she receives book royalties from Springer, Wiley, and APA Publishing. Dr. Aiken has reviewed this educational activity and has determined that there is no commercial bias as a result of this financial relationship. Dr. Rossi has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

College life is not what it used to be, and Dr. Riba shares ways to improve psychiatric care for students facing COVID lockdowns, financial strain, and the contagion of campus suicide.


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Treating Pandemic-Associated Trauma in Children and Adolescents

March 12, 2021
Alan Steinberg, PhD and Naser Ahmadi, MD, PhD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Alan Steinberg, PhDAlan Steinberg, PhD Associate Director of the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress at UCLA.





 
Naser Ahmadi, MD, PhDNaser Ahmadi, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA. Dr. Steinberg and Dr. Ahmadi have disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.



In the age of COVID-19, clinicians need to assess for specific pandemic-related impacts on children and adolescents. UCLA has a new COVID-19 PTSD screen and they have also developed an effective intervention that targets and manages trauma triggers to address suicidality in children and adolescents for use in urgent settings.
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Under the Pandemic Influence

October 21, 2020
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Stay-at-home orders in many US states, which began in early 2020, have been associated with increased alcohol sales, particularly via online outlets. The World Health Organization issued a warning in April 2020 that alcohol use may potentially exacerbate poor health during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. How has the pandemic influenced individuals’ drinking behavior, and which groups have felt this influence the most?
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SAMHSA Relaxes Regulations on Methadone and Buprenorphine During COVID-19 Emergency

June 10, 2020
Benjamin Oldfield
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Benjamin Oldfield Editor-in-Chief of CATR. Clinical Instructor in Medicine and Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer at Fair Haven Community Health Care, CT. Dr. Oldfield has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
In the context of a pandemic, how can and should our practices change to continue to meet the needs of patients with opioid use disorder? We summarize recent changes to the regulations surrounding medications for opioid use disorder: buprenorphine and methadone.
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Research Theme Park: Medland

April 20, 2020
Lithium takes on the coronavirus. Benzos impair facial recognition. Antipsychotic doses find their maximum, the profile of a lithium responder, and topiramate for compulsive shopping.Published On: 4/21/20Duration: 13 minutes, 51 secondsStudies Referenced: Garcez H, Fernandes C, Barbosa F, et al. Effects of benzodiazepines administration on identification of facial expressions of...
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CDC and the Great Face Mask Dithering

April 1, 2020
Daniel Carlat, MD
My COVID news feed is filled with articles about how CDC is considering recommending that everybody wear face masks. It’s about time.
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Telehealth for Inpatient Psychiatry: Strategies in the Age of COVID-19

March 26, 2020
Daniel Carlat, MD
Social distancing is very difficult on our typically crowded and small inpatient units. The ultimate social distancing technique is to avoid setting foot in the unit, which is where telehealth comes in. 
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