Somatic Disorders
Pearls
Stiff person syndrome: What psychiatrists need to know
Med/Psych Update
Treating thyroid disorders and depression: 3 case studies
Recognizing clinical nuances can improve screening and treatment of both disorders
Conference Coverage
Group Educational Therapy Helps Psychogenic Seizure Patients
Major Finding: Following diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, patients who received three educational group therapy sessions were...
Pearls
How to provide culturally sensitive care to Arab American patients
Cases That Test Your Skills
Something smells different
Ms. D, age 69, has a history of bipolar II disorder and presents with new symptoms, including weakness and increased falls, and smells noxious...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Panic disorder: Break the fear circuit
For most patients, CBT, antidepressants, or a combination of both is effective
Cases That Test Your Skills
Epilepsy or something else?
Ms. T, age 20, has a history of trauma and mood problems. She has seizure-like episodes but EEG and other tests do not find a cause. How would you...
Pearls
Trichotillomania: Targeting the root of the disorder
News
Group Sessions Enhance Exercise in Knee OA Patients
Major Finding: Supplementing a standard 3-month physical activity intervention with a group cognitive-behavioral counseling program resulted in...
News
Hispanic Cancer Patients Suffer More Pain, Severe Sadness
Major Finding: Fully 45% of Hispanic patients reported moderate to severe pain, compared with 20% of whites, and 37% of African Americans (P less...