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Responding to Sexual Activity on the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

March 23, 2022

Husna Najand, MD. Olive View—UCLA Psychiatry Residency Program. Dr. Najand has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The unit staff inform you that two patients on the unit are engaging in sexual activity. What do you do next? Dr Najand reviews guidelines for managing sexual incidents, both consensual and nonconsensual.

A Primer for Psychiatrists on Court Hearings

January 7, 2022

Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JD.

Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JD.
Psychiatrist, Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare, Northfield, OH.

Dr. VanDercar has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. VanDercar draws from her backgrounds in both law and psychiatry to educate us about testifying in court hearings.

Decisional Capacity

May 21, 2021

Erick Cheung, MD

Erick Cheung, MD

Associate Medical Director, UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Chief Quality Officer, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Cheung has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Patients sometimes refuse necessary, even lifesaving, treatments. How do we know they are making informed and reasonable decisions? Dr. Cheung summarizes key points in evaluating patients’ decisional capacity.

Capacity Assessment in Pregnant Patients

May 21, 2021

Saba Syed, MD

Saba Syed, MD Director of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Clinical Professor, UCLA. Bioethics Committee Chair, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Consultation-Liaison, Olive View Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Syed has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Imagine working with a pregnant, mentally ill woman who refuses critical obstetric interventions. Dr. Syed walks us through the steps to determine if these patients lack decisional capacity and explains how we can arrange for surrogate decision-makers.