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Credentialing? What to do After Passing Your (Psych) Boards?? Congrats!!! If you were like me and so fixated with passing your boards that you forgot everything your advisor told you then you’re not alone! When I passed and finally came to my senses, I just fumbled around like now what?? If you already have a […]
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A Psychologist’s 25 Tips on Coping with Anxiety & Fear due to the Corona Virus After having thirty-one sessions this week with patients where the singular focus was COVID-19 and how to cope, I decided to consolidate my advice and make a list that I hope is helpful to all. I can’t control a lot […]
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Blindness May Eliminate Schizophrenia …But more evidence is needed An interesting article focused on how a type of blindness could protect against schizophrenia. According to Science Alert, since the middle of the last century, researchers have been looking at a curious link – it seems that being born blind protects people from developing schizophrenia. […]
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About The Tarasoff Law The following article provides some insight into utilizing the Tarasoff (duty to warn) law. Long story short, it’s not easy! Almost everything dealing with legal matters can be tedious in psych. However, the article does offer some solid advice, safety considerations, and ways to improve clinical practice while dealing with extreme […]
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Psychiatric Effects of Various Antibiotics Central nervous system effects of clarithromycin, beta-lactams, and fluoroquinolones occur because of their GABA-A antagonist action. Agents that have dose-dependent activity include Linezolid, which can exhibit CNS activity via its monoamine oxide (MAO) inhibitor activity; metronidazole, which causes neuropsychiatric effects with cumulative or supratherapeutic levels; and tetracyclines, which are more […]
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