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COMPRESS: Key questions to ask during shift changes in a psychiatric ER
The COMPRESS acronym can help you ask the right questions to the outgoing provider.
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Looking up patients online: Why it’s a bad idea
Perusing our patients’ online profiles could negatively impact treatment and adherence.
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5 Strategies for managing antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia
The relationship between antipsychotic treatment and hyperprolactinemia is well established.
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Vitamin B6 for tardive dyskinesia?
Preliminary evidence suggests that vitamin B6 can help alleviate symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.
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Data-driven prescribing
Analytics could be used to predict bad outcomes associated with psychiatric medications over time.
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The benzodiazepine dilemma
As clinicians, we are faced with a conflict when deciding whether or not to prescribe a benzodiazepine.
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Providing culturally competent postpartum care for South Asian women
To improve outcomes for South Asian patients, clinicians should strive to provide culturally competent care.
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How to avoid denied claims
Unless your practice is cash-only, reimbursements from your patients’ health insurance companies are necessary to ensure its survival.
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Clozapine-induced GI hypomotility: From constipation to bowel obstruction
To avoid the potentially serious risks associated with GI hypomotility, we offer simple approaches for clinicians to follow when treating patients...
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10 Myths about ECT
As clinicians, we need to educate patients about the safety and effectiveness of this treatment. Here are 10 of the most commonly held myths about...
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NEED HAIR: Pinpointing the cause of a patient’s hair loss
To help clinicians narrow down the wide range of potential causes of a patient’s hair loss, we created the mnemonic NEED HAIR.