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Home » Keywords » stigma

Items Tagged with 'stigma'

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Clinical Update

Neuroscience-Based Nomenclature: Significance to Psychiatrists

September 3, 2024
Heidi Moawad, MD and Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Heidi Moawad, MD. Neurologist and teaching faculty, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.

The authors have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

NbN helps to address stigma by emphasizing the pharmacological properties of medications rather than terms that may lead to misunderstandings among patients and their families


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CLINICAL UPDATE

What Is Neuroscience-Based Nomenclature?

April 1, 2024
Heidi Moawad, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Heidi Moawad, MD. Clinical assistant professor, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.

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

Tired of patients and families who react to categories of medications with confusion and fear? We use ‘antidepressants’ for OCD, and ‘antipsychotics’ for irritability. These are not accurate descriptions. Our clinical update on Neurocience-Based Nomenclature will help you use NbN to clarify your treatment plans and reduce stigma for patients and families.


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Addressing Weight Stigma in Clinical Practice

September 19, 2022
Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman

Every patient and family you see is inescapably impacted by weight stigma or fat shaming and the damage from this bias can lethal.


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EXPERT Q&A

Addressing Weight Stigma in Clinical Practice

July 1, 2022
Sarah Nutter, PhD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Sarah Nutter, PhD

Assistant professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, University of Victoria, BC, Canada. Member of EveryBODY Matters, a multidisciplinary partnership of weight bias and obesity stigma researchers engaging in advocacy and outreach.

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

Every patient and family you see is inescapably impacted by weight stigma or fat shaming and the damage from this bias can lethal. Our interview with Dr. Sarah Nutter unpacks this cultural conundrum and helps you counterbalance the stigma and help your patients to shield themselves from weight stigma with healthier attitudes.


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Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Primer

March 23, 2022
Stephen J. Seiner, MD
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Stephen J. Seiner, MDStephen J. Seiner, MD Director of neurotherapeutics, McLean Hospital. Belmont, MA. Dr. Seiner has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Dr. Seiner runs one of the busiest ECT programs in the country and speaks to us about recent innovations in the procedure. He also tells us which patients are the best candidates and shares tips for how to prolong ECT’s benefits.
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Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry

September 10, 2021
Joel Paris, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Joel Paris, MDJoel Paris, MD

Professor emeritus at McGill University, and senior psychiatrist and research associate at Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital. Dr. Paris is the former editor of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry and the author of 25 books including Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry, 2nd ed. (Oxford University Press; 2020). Dr. Paris has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Joel Paris explains why adult ADHD, depression, bipolar II, PTSD, and borderline personality are overdiagnosed in psychiatry at the expense of schizophrenia.
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EXPERT Q&A

Communicating With Patients About Gender

August 5, 2020
Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH

Director, National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute; Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry Gender Identity Program; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Dr. Keuroghlian has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What are the risks for depression and suicide with transgender patients and how can we provide the best care for them? Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, answers that question and more.
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Reducing the Stigma of Addiction Through Language and Terminology

March 30, 2020
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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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.
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Stigmatizing Smoking: An Effective Deterrent?

March 30, 2020
Benjamin Oldfield, MD
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information
Benjamin Oldfield, MD Dr. Oldfield has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
In a randomized controlled trial, researchers tested a statement that invokes shame in people who smoke cigarettes and measured how it impacts the time until they smoke the next cigarette.
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