Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The authors aimed to determine these approaches and barriers to better understand the scope of mental health delivery from the perspective of psychiatrists working in the capital city of Accra. Understanding these challenges can inform interventions and policies to improve mental health care delivery in the country.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation caused by public health measures to slow its spread exacerbated a mismatch between the need for mental health care and the number of professionals trained to provide that care. The first few chapters discuss the problems with mental health care in the U.S.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 14, 2025

Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were estimated by multivariable Poisson regression models to identify patient- and hospital stay-related risk factors associated with coercion. The results showed that out of 1,764 patients, 293 (16.6%) experienced at least 1 coercive measure, primarily seclusion.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A Geisinger study of more than 90,000 patients revealed that approximately one in 100 carried at least one rare gene variant known to increase risk for neuropsychiatric disorders (NPD), such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder, and that a third of those with a variant had a diagnosed mental health condition.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

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. ” Patient points to lower abdomen. M-LLM (Translating for Specialist): “The patient is pointing to the lower abdomen.”

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AMMD

APRIL 9, 2025

Non-Digestive Symptoms You’ve probably heard that gut health affects mental health. The same can be said about gut health and energy levels, skin, and metabolism. SIBO affects the whole body: Fatigue and brain fog : An overgrowth of harmful bacteria can interfere with mitochondrial function and cellular health.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

As a primary care physician, I see many patients who struggle with their relationship with food. The patients that I see are often highly motivated to take good care of themselves to prevent or control a chronic disease. We are currently accepting new patients, visit our website to learn more and become a patient.

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Vascular Physician

JULY 11, 2021

What do patients with Raynaud's Phenomenon experience? Patients can experience numbness, aching, pain, clumsiness of motor skills of the hand, and sensations of "pins and needles". How is Raynaud's Phenomenon diagnosed? If a patient answers yes to all three of these questions, then they most likely have Raynaud phenomenon.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 18, 2025

Doctors tend to be workaholics—even on “vacation” “Time off” isn’t really time off when physicians feel guilty for not working, mentally replay tough cases in bed, or call to check on patients while on vacation. How can we improve physician mental health? These resources can support your journey toward real health.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Most insurance plans cover preventive care visits at 100% with no copay or deductible, recognizing the substantial value these appointments provide in preventing more serious and costly health issues. The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover a wide range of preventive services without patient cost-sharing.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

The Southern US accounts for more than half of all new HIV diagnoses, and in Georgia, where I practice, new HIV diagnosis rates in 2022 were seven times higher among Black women than White women and two times higher than among White men. What are some strategies for integrating mental health support?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As she said, when you think about the hardest patients you’ve cared for, in nearly all cases there was some aspect of psychological illness involved. Then, “Keep your hand up if you frequently refer patients with cancer pain to a psychologist?” Eric: So you could probably tell we’re going to be talking about mental health issues.

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Mental Health Patient-Centered Illness Screening 122

Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Therefore, family physicians are trained to do minor surgical procedures in the office, care for kids and adults, provide various GYN services, among many other comprehensive services for patients. I love family medicine because as family physicians, we can be trained to provide care for patients in many different settings.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. Jessie: Yes. And so, let’s help them.

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

Adapting Palliative Care Skills to Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Patients With Serious Illness . And I remember being there and there was a patient who had seen inpatient and then subsequently outpatient who was so thankful in the weirdest in just this irrational way for having been diagnosed with liver cancer.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He studies the mental health system in the ways in which it has failed children and adolescents, and he writes about his experience with cancer in a blog, the Billgardner.substack.com, Billgardner, one word. One colleagues of mine in the Netherlands did just interviews with 30 cancer patients and this theme kept coming out.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients? Are there meaningful ways of assessing loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings and connecting patients with interventions? And so I began to think about the training that I had and that there was no mental health condition that was diagnosed.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

In further contrast to the United States, MAID in Canada is almost entirely administered by a clinician, whereas in the United States patients must self administer. And importantly the patient has to have capacity and they have to be able to take the drug themselves. So being well and also potentially periods of dying.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

And also kind of highlights, you know, part of what we try to do in geriatrics and palliative care is really individualize how we care for individual, like, the people in front of us, the patients, the caregivers, their family members, their friends. And then the other thing is really partnering with your patient or your clients in terms of.

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AMMD

APRIL 1, 2025

It can also affect your mood and mental clarity. Dr. Vincent Pedre shares incredible insight into the link between the gut and mental health on this podcast episode. Preventing Candida Overgrowth and Transmission Candida is a growing health concern. How Is Candida Diagnosed?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Give too much, it may cause harm (even if the higher dose had no significant side effects, it would require patients to take a lot of unnecessary additional pills as well as increase the cost.) So, what is the effective dose of palliative care? Give too little – it may not work. Jennifer 04:25 I can take that on. Eric 05:32 Yeah.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 1, 2023

As a person who has recovered from an eating disorder and a physician who treats many patients who are in recovery, I think it is extremely important to take advantage of this week every year to spread awareness. Eating disorders are considered mental health conditions but they affect every aspect of a person's health.

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GeriPal

JULY 7, 2022

Haider: And because it is so subjective and because we have these arbitrary rules around what the right patient with pain looks like, I think we really trap patients in a really difficult situation. One of the patients I spoke to really said this quite well. And yet very, very few patients are actually using those services.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

I have 24,500 veterans on our caseload, 14,000 individuals with diagnosed mental health issue, 8,500 with an alcohol and substance abuse. And just going back to that patient, I’ll tell you, before I started this role, I would have probably looked at the handout box in our clinic and been like, oh, okay. Either, or?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Care Ecosystem.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

These measures are taken after a disease has been diagnosed. While all preventive care measures are valuable, certain interventions stand out for their significant impact on public health, cost-effectiveness, and ability to prevent serious conditions.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

And now what we have all been waiting for, our keynote speaker on today’s theme of mental health. In order to heal her patients she first had to heal her ailing profession. I think it’s a label that people turn to because of mental health stigma. I give you Dr. Pamela Wible. Think about it.

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