Opinion
Lost keys, missed appointments: The struggle of treating executive dysfunction
If a practice is set up to accommodate the needs of patients with attention and organizational issues, treating them can be very gratifying.
Opinion
Has the anti-benzodiazepine backlash gone too far?
With respect to prescribing benzodiazepines, has the pendulum swung too far in the “just say no” direction?
News
Microdosing psychedelics: Untapped potential in psychiatry?
There is little in the way of prospective, agent-verified, placebo-controlled research exploring whether or not microdosing is truly beneficial...
News
Practicing across state lines: A challenge for telemental health
Allowing for access to psychiatric care in a consumer-oriented way may let us focus on offering good care and not on following outdated...
Opinion
Another winter for our discontent
I have figured out that I am not good at predicting what will happen next, and the experts don’t seem to be much better.
Opinion
Psychiatry and semantics
I am a psychiatrist, which means I am a mental health professional, which means I work with people with mental illness....
Opinion
The mess that is matching in psychiatry
“Since 2014, the number of applicants to psychiatry residencies has nearly doubled,” said Dr. Dinah Miller.
Opinion
When should psychiatrists retire?
Each psychiatrist approaches this decision – and how they choose to live after it’s made – with a unique set of concerns and goals, said Dr. Dinah...
Opinion
But I am the therapist!
All too often, communication between the inpatient team and the outpatient physician doesn’t happen, said Dr. Dinah Miller.
Opinion
Four police suicides in the aftermath of the Capitol siege: What can we learn?
“Officers are doers and fixers, and it is seen as being more honorable to take yourself out of the equation than it is to ask for help.”
Opinion
Obesity treatment in mental illness: Is semaglutide a game changer?
Maybe it’s time for psychiatrists to prescribe medications that prevent weight gain, Dr. Dinah Miller says.
Opinion
Is TikTok a tool in mental health care?
“Social media has also been a part of my life. It is therefore with great interest that I took note of a new trend,” said Dr. Dinah Miller.
Opinion
Britney Spears and her 13-year conservatorship: An abuse of involuntary care?
Where are the conservators for those who live in the streets? Dr. Dinah Miller asks.
Opinion
Naomi Osaka withdraws from the French Open: When athletes struggle
Dr. Dinah Miller shares observations about Ms. Osaka’s decision from the Maryland Psychiatric Society’s listserve.
Opinion
Virtual APA vs. the real thing: Which is better?
Without the lure of friends, fun, and the novelty of being somewhere new, my APA experience would have to wait for real life, Dr. Dinah Miller...