Dr. Bergman discuss the types of challenges domestic violence survivors face, effective therapies for those who experience domestic abuse, and warning signs that someone may be an abuser.
"The first session with a client in therapy is a dance of mutual discovery, setting the foundation for a potentially transformative relationship," said Ryan Sultan, MD.
B. Timothy Walsh, MD, who chaired the eating disorders work group for the two most recent editions of the DSM, told Vox that chewing and spitting is not defined as its own eating disorder or subtype.
“Whenever you have something new, there may be people who run ahead with it. And there will be people who do things based on less evidence rather than more,” says Joshua Berman. MD.
David Shaffer transformed the study of youth suicide with his detective-like interviews with family members, conducting “psychological autopsies” that led to new prevention methods.
988 suicide call centers are restricting so-called “familiar voices” who call frequently. Dr. Madelyn Gould said that call centers could instead perform regular check-ups with frequent callers.
Robert Klitzman, MD, professor of psychiatry (in sociomedical sciences), discusses what he learned about aging from a late-life friendship with the legendary Lauren Bacall.
Scott Small, MD, a professor of neurology, radiology, and psychiatry, says that changes in memory are normal, but if they disrupt a person’s daily life, people should seek the advice of a clinician.
Dr. David Hellerstein, a professor of clinical psychiatry, spoke about the potential upsides of a new nasal spray that has shown promise in a trial of people with treatment-resistant depression.
