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Building a Better Alliance with Allen Frances

December 23, 2024

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, Allen Frances, MD, and Chris Aiken, MD

Allen Frances shows us how to adjust our therapeutic approach for problems that are simple and those a bit more complex.

Neuroscience-Based Nomenclature: Significance to Psychiatrists

September 3, 2024

Heidi Moawad, MD and Chris Aiken, MD

Heidi Moawad, MD. Neurologist and teaching faculty, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.

The authors have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

NbN helps to address stigma by emphasizing the pharmacological properties of medications rather than terms that may lead to misunderstandings among patients and their families

Establishing a Token Economy in a Psychiatric Unit: Guidelines and Benefits

July 1, 2024

J. Brandon Birath, PhD and Victoria Hendrick, MD

J. Brandon Birath, PhD. Director of Psychology Training, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

Victoria Hendrick, MD. Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report.

Dr. Birath and Dr. Hendrick have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Token economies utilize a system where positive behaviors are rewarded with tokens that can be exchanged for desired items or privileges, fostering increased patient engagement and autonomy. We outline the essential steps for initiating and overseeing a token economy within a psychiatric unit.