Mental Health Consult
Mental Health Consult
Psychiatry and semantics
I am a psychiatrist, which means I am a mental health professional, which means I work with people with mental illness....
Mental Health Consult
No-suicide contracts: Can they work?
Dr. Caroline Roberts analyzes the literature on NSCs in this installment of Mental Health Consult.
From the Journals
Older adults who self-harm face increased suicide risk
Older patients in “more socially deprived localities” were less likely to be referred to mental health services, and women were more likely to be...
Mental Health Consult
VIDEO: Is your patient clinically depressed, or is there something else?
How should you manage a 42-year-old woman with well-controlled hypertension and type 2 diabetes who screens positive for depression, but is...
Mental Health Consult
VIDEO: When geriatric depression turns psychotic
In this installment of Mental Health Consult, our panel members discuss their recommendations for work-up and next steps for managing a 65-year-...
Mental Health Consult
VIDEO: A case study in diagnosing depression or demoralization after retirement
In this video, part of the Mental Health Consult series of roundtable discussions, our panel members discuss their recommendations for work-up and...
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VIDEO: A case study in managing opioid addiction after a back injury
In this edition of Mental Health Consult, our panel discusses their recommendations for workup and next steps for managing a 45-year-old man who...
Mental Health Consult
Distress or depression in a 12-year-old girl?
You have only 15 minutes to see a 12-year-old patient who may or may not be depressed. What is the best way to approach the case?
News
VIDEO: Secrets of success in a MACRA-based world
WASHINGTON – When it comes to switching your practice to value-based care, time is running out. But, according to our expert panel, don’t let...
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VIDEO: Value-based care 101
WASHINGTON – By now, you’ve heard of “value-based care.” But do you know what it means and why, if you don’t take heed, your practice could be in...