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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Mental health and SUD bias impact the quality of ED care that patients with these conditions receive for physical health concerns, according to research. Many respondents described an abrupt shift in clinician demeanor—“dismissive,” “rushed,” or “unprofessional”—once their mentalhealth history surfaced.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

The episode highlights the importance of policy advocacy, culturally responsive therapy, and practicing cultural humility in mental health care. She served on the National Institute of Mental Health Advisory Council and the APA’s Council for Research. Dr. Kevin M.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She is the Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She served on the National Institute of Mental Health Advisory Council and the APA’s Council for Research. Dr. Kevin M.

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Risk Factors for Coercion in Open Psychiatric Inpatient Wards

Physician's Weekly

They analyzed the use of seclusion and restraint from 2017 to 2019. Coercion was linked to male gender IRR 1.34 [1.26, 1.38], P < 0.001), younger age (IRR 0.97 [0.97, 0.97], P < 0.001), and being single or divorced (IRR 1.49 [1.43, 1.60], P < 0.001).

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Episode 262: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 18 – Remedying Health Inequities Driven by the Carceral System

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Heard-Garris draws parallels between the culture within the carceral system and that within hospitals and clinics. 2019 Sep 4;2(9):e1910465. 2019 May;143(5): PMID: 29987170.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

2019 Mar;20(2):409-418. Epub 2019 Feb 19. 2019 May;20(3):537. 2019 Jul;20(4):688-689. Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. West J Emerg Med. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2019.1.41344.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:240. 2019 Mar;20(2):409-418. 2019 Mar;20(2):409-418. Epub 2019 Feb 19. 2019 May;20(3):537.