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Suicide in the early months of the pandemic: Unexpected trends
Suicide rates have gone down, but this is not true for all population subsets, says Dr. Dinah Miller.
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Let me tell you about my vaccine
“I have had one patient who said she would not be getting vaccinated until I told her that I thought she should,” said Dr. Dinah Miller.
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We’re all vaccinated: Can we go back to the office (unmasked) now?
Are the CDC’s interim guidelines for fully vaccinated people the green light psychiatrists have been waiting for?
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The Physician Support Line: One psychiatrist strives to make a difference
Since the support line launched, there have been approximately 2,000 calls, said Dr. Dinah Miller.
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The brother’s keeper: A psychiatrist writes about his career treating physicians and their families
Dr. Michael F. Myers’s memoir is filled with patient vignettes and gentle musings that he recounts with warmth, Dr. Dinah Miller said.
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The psychiatrist and the vaccine
Those who want the vaccine, but don’t feel they should take their place in line before others who are higher risk, must ask if it makes sense to...
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Zoom Zoom Zoom: An end-of-year update from a virtual psychiatrist
Telemedicine has added a new dimension to treatment, said Dr. Dinah Miller.
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Can mental health teams de-escalate crises in NYC?
It will be important for the city to collect good outcome data to enable independent evaluation of the pilot project, said Dr. Dinah Miller.
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Conquering the stigma of getting mental health care
We have done a terrible job of making mental illness and substance use disorders acceptable illnesses to have, said Dr. Dinah Miller.
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Listening to Tim Ferriss
“I wish I could write that Tim Ferriss has found solace with our FDA-approved pharmaceuticals and with psychotherapy, but that’s not what he says...
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A doctor conquers his demons
"Perhaps the thing I liked best about [Dr. Adam B.] Hill's memoir is that he proposes some solutions," said Dr. Dinah Miller.
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I am part of the problem
We must acknowledge that medical practices that do not support racially balanced access to care are part of the problem, said Dr. Dinah Miller.
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COVID-19: Social distancing with young children
Child development experts think the challenges that parents had with young children before COVID-19 are exacerbated by the current stress, Dr....
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COVID 19: Confessions of an outpatient psychiatrist during the pandemic
It seems that some glitches would be inevitable. With a sudden shift to videoconferencing in private psychiatric practices, there were bound to be...
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Coronavirus on the inpatient unit: A new challenge for psychiatry
While many hospital units treat infectious patients, the issues with psychiatry are different; psychiatry units are not set up to have aggressive...