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Colorectal cancer screening: Colonoscopy has disadvantages

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Joseph B. Weiss, MD

Nancy S. Cetel, MD

Danielle E. Weiss, MD

While colonoscopy is an important tool, it should not be considered the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening.

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In reply: Colorectal cancer screening

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Carol A. Burke, MD

Gautam Mankaney, MD

Richard Andrew Sutton, DO

Practitioners should personalize recommendations based on individual risk factors. The advantages and disadvantages of each test should be...

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Neuroimaging in psychiatry: Potentials and pitfalls

Author:

Robyn Thom, MD

Helen M. Farrell, MD

Advances in neuroimaging over the past 25 years have allowed for an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the structural and functional...

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Seeing snakes that aren’t there

Author:

Erica Shoemaker, MD, MPH

Farid Nader, MD

While being treated for ADHD, R, age 9, begins seeing snakes everywhere, hitting others, and throwing objects across the room. How do you proceed...

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In-flight psychiatric emergencies: What you should know

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Kaustubh G. Joshi, MD

How to initiate care and offer therapeutic options during an in-flight psychiatric emergency.

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My vision as a candidate for APA President-Elect

Author:

Henry A. Nasrallah, MD

I have been informed by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Nominating Committee that I am a candidate for the position of APA President-...

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Feigning alcohol withdrawal symptoms can render the CIWA-Ar scale useless

Author:

Martin R. Witkin, DO

The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol–Revised (CIWA-Ar) scale is a well-established protocol that attempts to measure the...

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Black-box warnings: How they can improve your clinical practice

Author:

Matthew A. Schreiber, MD, PhD

Michelle Wiese, MD, MPH

A better understanding of these warnings leads to safer, more effective prescribing.

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The psychiatrist’s role in liver transplantation

Author:

Nathalie Boulos, MD

Niveditha Manivannan, MD

Brianne M. Newman, MD

A thorough pre-transplant assessment and careful follow-up can maximize patient outcomes.

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2019 Peer Reviewers

The Editors of Current Psychiatry acknowledge the help of the following clinical experts, in addition to members of our Editorial Board, who...

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