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Monday, January 27, 2014

The doctor will see you NOW!

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Here in Maryland, we have the best laws.  And Delegate Robert Costa, a Republican from Anne Arundel County (District 33B), has another Bi...
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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Insurance (or Not), Flotation Tanks, and Involuntary Committment.

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This is an around-the-web post. First, my stuff: Over on Clinical Psychiatry News, I have article up about the survey on "Who ar...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

It's Official: DSM 5 is a Pissing Contest

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First, I want to tell you that I have a conflict of interest when it comes to discussing both Dr. Kupfer and Dr. Frances: they were both my...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Cardiovascular and Diabetes Outcomes Among Those taking Novel Antipsychotics

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I remember from medical school and the early days of my residency when the only medications available to treat psychosis were the neurolep...
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Monday, January 13, 2014

Why Psychiatrists Don't Participate with Insurance Networks

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In 2007, I wrote a post called Why Shrinks Don't Take Insurance.  The post is a bit dated, the CPT codes have changed since then, and ...
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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Please Don't Batter the Shrink

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When I was a child, I lived across the street from a neurologist.  The neurologist shared his office with a psychiatrist, and I was told ...
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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Let's Have a Task Force!

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I'm going to do a little problem solving here.  In the Washington Post yesterday in Virginia Doesn't Need Another Mental Heal...
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Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Let's Keep Guns Out of the Hands of.....

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First, the quote of the day,  an explanation to follow: --"I'm a gun owner.  It happens." President Obama has renewed ...
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Sunday, January 05, 2014

Things That Make Me Crazy

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I sometimes think I live in a tight little fantasy bubble where I want life to make sense and be fair .  I want it to be an uncomplicated...
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Friday, January 03, 2014

The "Mentally Ill" Bucket

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Dinah wants me to post more, so she asked me to put up my comment to her post on Results of the Survey on Who are the Mentally Ill . (If ...
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Thursday, January 02, 2014

Results of the Survey on Who Are the Mentally Ill?

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Thank you to everyone who participated! The survey was published on Shrink Rap from  December 10, 2013 - December 22, 2013. Responden...
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