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How to Write an Open Note

June 29, 2021

Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA. President, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry (AAEP). Medical Director of Crisis Services, Milwaukee County Behavioral Health, Milwaukee, WI. Clinical Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Thrasher has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Medical notes may never be the same again. The Open Notes policy allows patients to read their record without delay, and nearly prevents doctors from withholding notes in the interest of safety. Here we share tips on how to use this policy to enhance the therapeutic relationship.

Smartphone Apps as Adjuncts for Substance Use Treatment

December 10, 2020

Rehan Aziz, MD.

Rehan Aziz, MD. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Aziz has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Smartphone apps are a useful, patient-centered resource for continued substance use treatment. We’ll explore the two current FDA-cleared SUD treatment apps as well as other popular ones on the market to help you determine the best approach for discussing these apps with your patients.

Managing Video Gaming in Children and Teens

October 30, 2020

Joseph B. Dilley, PhD

Joseph B. Dilley, PhD
Psychologist in Pasadena, CA; author of The Game Is Playing Your Kid: How to Unplug and Reconnect in the Digital Age (Minneapolis: Bascom Hill; 2015). Dr. Dilley has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

So many families struggle with videogaming addiction and other overuse of electronics, maybe more so in the current pandemic. Joe Dilley teaches us how to address this perennial problem, offering a simple way to remember how families can set up their limits in a way that pitches the child toward better self-control.