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You paid how much for that medicine?
Dr. Dinah Miller shows that it pays for patients to shop around – at least for aripiprazole and modafinil.
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Massachusetts and the opioid crisis: Can involuntary holds work?
Dr. Dinah Miller asks whether involuntary holds on substance users are an effective way to tackle the epidemic.
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Physician health programs: ‘Diagnosing for dollars’?
Dr. Dinah Miller examines the value of PHPs for doctors facing burnout but warns against unfair practices sometimes found in the programs.
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#MeToo: Does it help?
Dr. Dinah Miller asks whether turning everyone into a sexual harassment victim detracts from the stories of women who have faced indisputable...
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Suicide: A surprisingly ambivalent topic
It’s National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 10-16, 2017) and few psychiatrists would disagree that suicide is a bad outcome, that it is often...
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Mental health courts: Is recidivism what counts?
People with serious mental illness gain many intangible benefits from mental health courts, such as improved quality of life and restored...
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No, you still can’t diagnose Trump
Dr. Dinah Miller clarifies confusion about the Goldwater Rule, the APA, and the ApsaA.
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What stops physicians from getting mental health care?
Dr. Dinah Miller wants state licensing boards to strike questions that differentiate between physical and mental disabilities.
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Involuntary treatment symposia at APA
Dr. Dinah Miller discusses two symposia on involuntary treatment that will be offered at the APA meeting in San Diego.
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Mentally ill? Go directly to jail
In the course of researching our book, “Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care,” I came to a few very important conclusions....
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Nurse Jackie and Patrick Kennedy
Dr. Dinah Miller says a fictional account of addiction is entertaining but unrealistic, and a real-life account is helping to break stereotypes....