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Clinical Update

Establishing a Token Economy in a Psychiatric Unit: Guidelines and Benefits

July 1, 2024

J. Brandon Birath, PhD and Victoria Hendrick, MD

J. Brandon Birath, PhD. Director of Psychology Training, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

Victoria Hendrick, MD. Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report.

Dr. Birath and Dr. Hendrick have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Token economies utilize a system where positive behaviors are rewarded with tokens that can be exchanged for desired items or privileges, fostering increased patient engagement and autonomy. We outline the essential steps for initiating and overseeing a token economy within a psychiatric unit.

Wounded Healers Impairment & Strength

May 27, 2024

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Clinicians who have lived with mental illness share how it impaired them - and strengthened them - on the job.

(Wounded Healers) Empathy & Archetypes

May 13, 2024

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Clinicians who have lived with mental illness show us how to build a deeper empathy from our past wounds, starting with Carl Jung.

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RESEARCH UPDATE

When to Offer Advice in Psychotherapy

March 27, 2024

Dee Rapposelli

Ms. Rapposelli has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Insights into therapist engagement and patient outcomes.

How to Write an Open Note

June 29, 2021

Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA.

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.

Reducing the Stigma of Addiction Through Language and Terminology

March 30, 2020

Specific terms and phrases, when used among health professionals, can lead to more punitive treatment plans and increased stigma perceived by patients. Learn the evidence base behind recent recommendations among medical societies, journals, and periodicals to use more person-centered language.

Engage Those Infants: Maternal Interaction and Autism

November 21, 2019

Pavan Madan, MD

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

More and more research points to the central importance of supporting better caregiver-child relationships in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Read this article to hear about the impact of maternal efforts to engage high and low risk infants.