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Back at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting again, in person
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- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
I went to the APA annual meeting in New Orleans and am so glad I did.
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Depression in homeless patients: What can be done?
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- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
We need more action to provide appropriate and compassionate care for those who are unhoused and ill.
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It feels like COVID is closing in
- Author:
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
How can we as a psychiatric community get us through this pandemic?
Opinion
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COVID-19, hearings on Jan. 6 attack reignite interest in PTSD
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- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie says she counsels patients with PTSD about “three buckets” of treatment.
Opinion
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Lessons learned from battlefield can help civilian psychiatrists
- Author:
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
- Harold S. Kudler, MD
- Rachel Yehuda, PhD
- Capt. (Ret.) Robert Koffman, MD
Like combat troops, health care workers step back from their own needs in favor of the mission, several experts say.
Opinion
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COVID-19 and the psychological side effects of PPE
- Author:
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
If health care workers cannot tolerate PPE, use desensitization- and anxiety-reducing techniques to help them. said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie....
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Human sitters in the COVID era
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- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
There are really no data upon which to base any sound ethics judgment about what should be tried, said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie.
Opinion
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Psychiatric patients and pandemics
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- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
We have decided to restrict visitors out of the concern that one may infect a ward of patients and staff.
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What psychiatrists can do to prepare for the coming pandemic
- Author:
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
Encourage patients to have an adequate supply of medications, said Dr. Cam Ritchie.
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Preventing suicide in the military
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- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
Dr. Cam Ritchie discusses the many efforts taken by the military aimed at suicide prevention.
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Veterans are not ‘ticking time bombs’
- Author:
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
Cam Ritchie issues a call for celebrating veterans and warns against stigmatizing them.
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For most veterans with PTSD, helping others is a lifeline
- Author:
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie says treatment should be structured so that patients can continue to work.
Article
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Talking to military service members and veterans
- Author:
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
Dr. Ritchie, a former military and current VA psychiatrist, offers advice to civilian clinicians about how to connect with service members and...
News
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Book Review: Recounting of war, exposure therapy offers lessons
- Author:
- Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH