Somatic Disorders
Pearls
A practical approach to interviewing a somatizing patient
Somatization is the experience of psychological distress in the form of bodily symptoms. Somatic symptom and related disorders frequently prompt...
Video
Managing patients who are somatizing
Alexander Thompson, MD, MBA, MPH, discusses the importance of developing a therapeutic relationship with a somatizing patient, which can improve...
Conference Coverage
Nautical metaphors build physician resilience, beat burnout
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Can adopting a nautical framework encourage physicians to take care of themselves? One psychiatrist thinks so.
Out Of The Pipeline
Valbenazine for tardive dyskinesia
Despite improvements in the tolerability of antipsychotic medications, the development of tardive dyskinesia (TD) still is a significant area of...
From the Journals
People often think functional neurological symptoms are feigned
The way in which functional neurological symptoms are described greatly influences perceptions of feigning, and patients may differ greatly from...
Podcasts
Treating tardive dyskinesia
Med/Psych Update
Hepatitis C among the mentally ill: Review and treatment update
Newer agents reduce the risk of treatment-induced depressionAt approximately 3 to 4 million patients, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Confused with ataxia and urinary and fecal incontinence
Ms. S, age 46, has difficulty walking and a wide-based gait, and is incontinent and paranoid. She reports no medical or psychiatric history. How...
Conference Coverage
Treatment adherence makes big impact in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
HOUSTON - Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures who stick with evidence-based treatment have significantly fewer seizures and have less...
Podcasts
Treating depression after TBI
Med/Psych Update
Evaluating the risk of sexually transmitted infections in mentally ill patients
Recommend screening for high-risk patients; consider adverse effects of STI treatmentSexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a...