The Dirty Dozen on Dr. Allen Frances’ General Tips for Psychiatric Diagnosis
This is a special Dirty Dozen using material by permission from Dr. Allen Frances’ book, “Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis”. Dr. Frances’ first chapter contains a section called “A Dozen General...
View ArticleThe Geezer’s Dirty Dozen Update on Catatonia
This is a Dirty Dozen update on catatonia, inspired by a colleague, Dr. James Beeghly, MD, who delivered an excellent presentation on the subject at a recent departmental Grand Rounds conference. It’s...
View ArticleThe Geezer’s Dirty Dozen on Introduction to Consult Psychiatry
This is yet another Dirty Dozen, this time an introduction to consultation-liaison psychiatry–which, arguably, should have been first in the series, but what the heck; better late than never. One...
View ArticleThe Geezer’s Dirty Dozen on Common Psychiatry Consult Issues
This is a quick Dirty Dozen on common issues in Consultation Psychiatry. It can hardly be comprehensive because the field is so broad. If I had to pick the problems I encounter most often though, these...
View ArticleDoes MOC Matter?
So it’s time for another update on the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS) survey. There’s still only a handful of respondents, but the opinion is still pretty clear–doctors want an...
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