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Street Psychiatry: Providing Outreach and Care to the Unhoused Mentally Ill

July 1, 2024

Shayan Rab, MD

Shayan Rab, MD

Associate Medical Director, Field-Based Services, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Rab has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Dr. Rab, pioneering street psychiatrist, shares the innovative methods he uses for effective outreach to unhoused mentally ill individuals, like mobile medication delivery and personalized housing strategies.

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Managing Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department

January 30, 2023

Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD

Brian Fuehrlein, MD, PhD.

Addiction psychiatrist. Associate professor of psychiatry, Yale University. Director of the psychiatric emergency department at VA Connecticut. West Haven, CT.

Dr. Fuehrlein has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Alcohol withdrawal is among the most commonly encountered scenarios managed by psychiatrists in the ED. Here, Dr. Fuehrlein discusses the natural history of alcohol withdrawal, how best to assess withdrawal risk, and choose between treatment options.

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