Mental Health
Opinion
Shedding the super doctor myth
“How do we see beyond the illusion of invulnerability and accept that vulnerability is not a sign of weakness but a hallmark of strength and...
Opinion
Helping your patients navigate the coming out process
This process is not a one-time event but rather something that LGBTQ adolescents and young adults have to face every time they meet someone new or...
From the Journals
Adult separation anxiety raises suicidality risk
The DSM-5 expanded the diagnosis to include adults over 18 years of age because research had “found a later onset to be common.”
Commentary
A thoughtful approach to drug screening and addiction
Use of cheap street fentanyl, rather than prescription drugs, accounts for nearly all of the increase in opioid overdose deaths.
Commentary
How physicians can provide better care to transgender patients
Those transgender patients who seek care often have unpleasant experiences.
Behavioral Health
Integrating primary care into a community mental health center
Our initiation of a reverse-integration practice model revealed numerous advantages and rewards, as well as many challenges, for which we found...
Applied Evidence
Helping your obese patient achieve a healthier weight
These tips will help identify underlying causes of obesity, address comorbid conditions, and provide patients with the tools they need to...
Applied Evidence
Urine drug screening: A guide to monitoring Tx with controlled substances
Avoid error by ordering the appropriate test at a risk-based frequency. Be alert to sources of false-positives and adulteration. Be careful not to...
Feature
Age-related cognitive decline not inevitable?
‘Cognitive decline is not inevitable,’ says an author of a new paper.
Clinical Inquiries
Is ketamine effective and safe for treatment-resistant depression?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: MAYBE, but it’s too soon to tell. There is limited evidence that ketamine by itself is effective in the very short term....
News
FDA clears nonstimulant for ADHD in children aged 6 years and up
Viloxazine has a fast onset of action and it was effective for both inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive clusters of symptoms.