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The Importance of Proper Control Arms

Sensible Medicine

I raise the issue because the prominent journal JAMA-Psychiatry published a paper purporting to show that placebos have great effects in many psychiatric conditions. The authors reported that most psychiatric disorders, especially depression and generalized anxiety disorder, had substantial placebo effects. This is wrong.

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ToxCard: Second Generation Antipsychotic Overdose

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1,6 Agitation, delirium, psychosis, and hallucinations can occur and may be incorrectly attributed to concurrent psychiatric illness. 2 Lipid emulsion has been considered due to the lipophilic nature of atypical antipsychotics; however, studies are limited on this topic, and this is an area that could benefit from further research.

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“Rehab” for Addiction is a Problem and a Solution

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Stefan Kertesz is Professor of Medicine at the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where his work includes leading VA and non-VA supported research focused on homeless healthcare and issues related to pain and opioids. These higher quality studies usually achieved better outcomes.

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Sedation for the agitated adolescent

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Dr Elyssia Bourke, based at Ballarat Base Hospital, is actively engaged in this area through her ongoing PhD research. Although this research is still in progress, it promises to shed light on effective strategies for managing these difficult situations. Organic Illnesses : Often overlooked, these can manifest as behavioural changes.

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Can This Patient Leave Against Medical Advice?

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J Psychiatric Research. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2016;31:530-540. Folstein MF, Folstein SE,McHugh PR. Mini-mental state. A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. 1975;12(3):189-198. Nasreddine ZS, Phillips NA, Bedirian V, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(4);695-699.

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Problem Drinking Remains a Big Problem

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Alcohol’s effects on health: research-based information on drinking and its impact. American Psychiatric Association. American Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2022. Jasani is an emergency physician at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine. link] Published 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.16789.

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Should Doctors Voice Their Own Mental Illness Publicly?

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We have seen tweets about anxiety disorders, suicide attempts, and psychiatric drug dosing. On social media, doctors can reveal an appetite to analyze research (like Sensible Medicine writers), broadcast their mental health struggles, or even dance , supposedly a form of education. We have ongoing research on the topic).