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The long awaited second edition Psychopharmacology: A mental health professional’s guide to commonly used medications by Herbert Mwebe

The Critical Blog

These medicines have been around for over 5 decades with evidence showing that they help to lessen and improve the severity of psychiatric symptoms in people suffering with a mental illness. The arbiter of whether these medications are useful or not is the person taking the medication.

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

I’m in my 14 th year as a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker. Although most mobile psychiatric emergency cases have involved mentally high functioning patients, I’ve been most invigorated from helping the most impaired patients, usually suffering from psychosis. Most states have overly restrictive involuntary hold laws.

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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community, emergency departments, and substance-use treatment centers through my roles as an emergency psychiatric and addiction Clinical Social Worker. A good place to start is the US Department of Health and Human Services administration, which operates a suicide and crisis Lifeline.

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Challenges That Lead to Provider Burnout Among Clinicians

Relias

“The work environment often doesn’t match the intrinsic drive that led them to become a healthcare professional.” – Carol Clayton, PhD Of course, time is spent providing care, but there are also administrative burdens like documentation and other tasks that must be done to keep the organization running.

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News Items – January 12, 2023

Social Workers Speak

He is a licensed certified social worker in clinical settings and a master of business administration who will take over the position previously occupied by CEO Angelo McClain, Ph.D. The need for such a program, developed by the administration of outgoing Gov. It’s truly transformative for our state,” she said.

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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

In addition to these faculty appointments, Dr. Chang also serves as the senior psychologist and psychology training director at the inpatient psychiatric hospital, Gracie Square Hospital , and is chair of the Asian Psychiatry Program Committee.

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Understanding the PEPPER Can Reduce Home Health and Skilled Nursing Audit Risks

Relias

The PEPPER gives your organization a snapshot of your case mix, coding, and billing practices and compares you to other providers in the nation, Medicare Administrative Contractor jurisdiction, and state. Inpatient psychiatric facilities. The report is available for the following facilities: Skilled nursing facilities.