Psychotherapy - Articles - Page 14

Trauma Systems Therapy

May 1, 2015

Learn about Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) and its use with young patients in an interview with Glenn Saxe, MD, Arnold Simon professor and chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and director, the Child Study Center.

An Intensive Autism Treatment Program Looks Promising

May 1, 2015

Autism is fairly common and is extremely hard to treat. A couple of antipsychotics (Risperdal, Abilify) can help decrease the agitation common in autism, and some behavior therapies can improve the ability to interact with others. But these behavioral techniques have only been studied in the short term—which is not very helpful, because autism is a long term problem.

Computer Assisted Psychiatry: An Introduction and Road Test

April 1, 2015

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, The Carlat Report. Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

There are plenty of ways that we use technology in psychiatric practice these days—including e-prescribing, electronic health records, referring patients to websites for psychoeducation, etc. But when was the last time you referred a patient to their computer for psychotherapy? Well, it may be time to consider it.

Becoming a Top-Performing Clinician

April 1, 2015

Scott Miller, PhD

Scott Miller, PhD Founder and Director, International Center for Clinical Excellence Dr. Miller has disclosed that he receives payments for licensing outcome measures for use by clinicians. Dr. Carlat has reviewed this interview and found no evidence of bias in this educational activity.

Get advice on how you can become a top-performing clinician, including how to put processes in place to consistently get feedback from your patients, in an interview with Scott D. Miller, PhD, found and director of the International Center for Clinical Excellence.

Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder

November 1, 2014

Kenneth N. Levy, PhD and Jay Coburn, MA, MS

Kenneth N. Levy, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, Associate Director of Research, Personality Disorders Institute at Cornell University Dr. Levy has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. Jay Coburn, MA, MS Mr. Coburn conducted this interview. He is a case coordinator at the Cape Ann Adult Behavioral Learning Center in Beverly, Mass. He has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Learn about the use of transference-focused psychotherapy to treat personality disorders, in an interview with Kenneth N. Levy, PhD, from the Personality Disorders Institute at Cornell University.

HIPAA in 2014: What Clinicians Need to Know

August 14, 2014

Jay Coburn, MA, MS

Visit www.phyllispatrick.com for tools and resources for understanding the omnibus rule and other HIPAA regulations.

Ethical Considerations in the Practice of Telepsychiatry

August 14, 2014

Elisa M. Rambo, MD

Telepsychiatry is a broad term. In this article I will use it to refer to mental health treatment provided via video chat (such as FaceTime or Skype), where clinicians and patients are in non-clinical settings (such as their homes).Our professional code of ethics is the same whether we treat patients...

Social Media Presents New Challenges

August 14, 2014

Joanne Finnegan

For people who work in healthcare, navigating the world of social media is a balancing act between a tell-all online culture and the need to protect the privacy of their patients and clients.And if healthcare practitioners face a greater challenge than many other professionals, those in the behavioral health field...