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Can a Psychiatrist Prescribe Medication?

Doctor On Demand

If you’re considering mental health treatment, you may be wondering: can a psychiatrist prescribe medication? A psychiatrist is a licensed medical doctor (MD or DO) who specializes in mental health. Our licensed mental health providers are available 7 days a week, including evenings and weekends.

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Recognizing and Preventing SIBO: Your Comprehensive Guide

AMMD

This is why many people fail to get a diagnosis. This is why many people fail to get a diagnosis. I struggled with gut health issues for years and understand how distressing it can be. I struggled with gut health issues for years and understand how distressing it can be. In fact, some days, it seems it’s getting worse.

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

To diagnose and treat a patient, a healthcare professional listens to the patient, reads their health files, looks at medical images and interprets laboratory results. The latest – and perhaps biggest – hit was the announcement of ChatGPT-4o from OpenAI. However, medicine, by nature, is multimodal as are humans.

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

In fact, some Emergency Departments note that as many as one tenth of their patient volume is mental health. They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. Pediatric behavior and mental health is an epidemic, and one that is likely to get even worse.

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Leveraging U=U Interventions for Black Women With HIV

Physician's Weekly

U=U is a very relevant and necessary message that should be part of any intervention that addresses ART adherence, viral load suppression, stigma, and mental health. This message should be incorporated into counseling during routine clinic visits, especially for people recently diagnosed with HIV.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

GeriPal

Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Elissa Kozlov, who’s a geropsychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior Society and Policy at Rutgers School of Public Health, and is also director of a newly developed MPH in Public Population Aging. Des, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Eric: Oh, wow.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Also delighted to welcome, Devon Check, who is a health services and implementation researcher, and assistant professor at the Duke University School of Medicine. Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

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