Opinion
Is anxiety about the coronavirus out of proportion?
It’s too early to tell whether this public health response is warranted, Dr. Dinah Miller says.
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The suicide wars
Dr. Dinah Miller says some people are determined to end their own lives, and for these individuals, suicide may not be preventable.
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The Great Pretender
Despite her book’s shortcomings, the author wrote an amazing story about the Rosenhan study, Dr. Dinah Miller writes.
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Proposed RESPONSE Act targets potential shooters
“Does it serve society to endorse legislation that suggests psychiatrists can prevent mass shootings?” Dr. Dinah Miller asks.
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Psilocybin research at Johns Hopkins
One month after these high-dose psilocybin sessions, 78% of the volunteers rated the experience as among the top five most personally meaningful...
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Baltimore’s pilot project in outpatient civil commitment
Is there a way to make this unconventional program financially sustainable, asks Dr. Dinah Miller.
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Insurance networks: Is it time to abandon them?
It’s certainly time to explore new ways of delivering and reimbursing psychiatric care, says Dr. Dinah Miller.
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Would a universal basic income help our patients?
It’s difficult to imagine that it would not be helpful to everyone’s mental health to be freed from the worry of earning enough money to survive,...
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What makes a mass murderer?
Dr. Dinah Miller said what stood out for her about the Aurora shooter was that the young man talked about thoughts of killing people.
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Acting up at APA
Can improv prevent physician burnout and promote patient healing?
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Challenges in outpatient psychiatry: When patients don’t pay
Dr. Dinah Miller describes a situation in which a patient stopped paying professional fees for therapy sessions.
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Challenges in outpatient psychiatry
Dr. Dinah Miller says that it’s often worth exploring what holds patients back from following “doctor’s orders.”
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Prior authorization revisited: An update from the APA
Dr. Dinah Miller says she often refers to the GoodRx app when prescribing medications that might be expensive at one pharmacy but not another.
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Opioid crisis offers poignant lessons for public health
Dr. Dinah Miller says experiments addressing the crisis must be contained while ascertaining what works and what doesn’t.
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FDA approval of powerful opioid tinged with irony
The agency’s approval of Dsuvia comes at a time when the need is great for nonaddictive agents for pain control.