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How COVID-19 Affects the Brain

September 3, 2020

Paul Riordan, MD. Assistant Consulting Professor of Psychiatry, Duke University. Dr. Riordan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Pandemics create a long list of psychosocial stressors, but COVID-19 also has direct effects on the CNS. Neuropsychiatric syndromes can develop after the respiratory illness resolves. Paul Riordan reviews the cardinal symptoms to look for after a COVID infection.

Who Should Get Lithium?

September 3, 2020

Janusz Rybakowski, MD, PhD

Janusz Rybakowski, MD, PhD

Janusz Rybakowski is a pioneer in lithium research who has authored over 500 articles on clinical psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at Poznan University in Poland, former chairman of psychiatry at the Medical Academy Bydgoszcz, and author of an upcoming textbook on lithium. Dr. Rybakowski has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Some patients respond so well to lithium that they rarely need other interventions. Janusz Rybakowski sums up what we know about the optimal lithium responder, how to use this underutilized medication, and what lithium’s antiviral properties mean in the era of COVID-19.

SAMHSA Relaxes Regulations on Methadone and Buprenorphine During COVID-19 Emergency

June 10, 2020

Benjamin Oldfield

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.

Helping Families Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 7, 2020

Joshua Feder, MD.

Joshua Feder, MD. Editor-in-Chief of CCPR. Practicing child psychiatrist, Solana Beach, CA. Adjunct Professor at Fielding Graduate University, CA. Dr. Feder has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The COVID19 pandemic has transformed child and adolescent psychiatry overnight. How do we manage telehealth? What about medications? What are the new rules and boundaries and what can we expect from our patients? Most important, how do we support parents to help their children?

EXPERT Q&A

Telepsychiatry: From Crisis to Opportunity

May 7, 2020

Peter Yellowlees, MD

Peter Yellowlees, M. Professor of psychiatry and Chief Wellness Officer at University of California-Davis Health. Past President of the American Telemedicine Association. Dr. Yellowlees has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

“Don’t think of it as telepsychiatry, think of it as a home visit,” says Peter Yellowlees as he teaches us how to create more meaningful interactions through the digital screen. Dr. Yellowlees covers many of the dicey details of this medium: Involuntary hospitalization, interstate regulations, medical notes, billing, and how to set up the equipment on a budget are all inside.

Psychiatry on the Front Lines of a Pandemic

April 29, 2020

Linda Chokroverty, MD, is the attending physician at the Montefiore Health Systems in Bronx, NY; Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; and Co-Chair of the Disaster and Trauma Issues Committee with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Coronavirus and Mental Health - Part 2

April 9, 2020

The COVID19 pandemic has our society locked down and our health care system under extreme pressure. In this episode we’ll talk about telepsychiatry, dealing with insurance companies, refilling prescriptions, strategies for living under lockdown, and how to support families and each other during a global pandemic. Published On: 4/9/20 Duration: 18 minutes,...

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.

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.

Coronavirus and Mental Health - Part 1

March 6, 2020

This is a special episode covering coronavirus for mental health care professionals with a focus on children and adolescents. Dr. Feder discusses basic information on symptoms, minimizing transmission, tips for telepsychiatry, talking about the virus with patients prone to anxiety, and addressing cultural bias.Date published: 3/6/2020 Duration: 15 minutes, 11 secondsLinks and...