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Stalking Intrusive Behaviors and Related Phenomena by Patients
The doctor-patient relationship should ideally be a collaborative and mutually respectful one. In some instances, however, patients may engage in behaviors that can engender concern and even fear in the psychiatrist involved. When these behaviors are repeated, unwanted, and distressing, we might colloquially refer to them as “stalking.” In the midst of a stalking episode, it may be difficult for the psychiatrist to know how to proceed, what steps to consider to protect oneself and what choices t
Use of medication in treating childhood and adolescent depression: Information for patients and families
This revision of the original 2005 Parents Medical Guide to the treatment of depression in children and adolescents is a joint project of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. It has been updated to include important research that has added to our knowledge about effective treatments for child and adolescent depression. Its goal is to help parents and families make informed decisions about getting the best care for a child with dep
Position Statement on Contingency Management for the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder
Position Statement on Contingency Management for the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorder
Position Statement on Level of Care Criteria for Acute Psychiatric Treatment
Position Statement on Level of Care Criteria for Acute Psychiatric Treatment
Role of Psychiatrists in Assessing Driving Ability
A guide for psychiatrists to advise patients and their caregivers on options for alternatives to driving.
Assessment and Treatment of Gender Dysphoria and Gender Variant Patients
Regardless of their area of specialization, adult psychiatrists are likely to encounter patients who are transgender; however, medical school curricula and psychiatric residency training devote little attention to caring for these patients. The primary aim of the present article is to assist adult psychiatrists who do not specialize in transgender clinical care in the delivery of respectful, clinically competent and culturally attuned care to gender variant patients including those who id
Religious/spiritual commitments and psychiatric practice
Psychiatrists should maintain respect for their patients' commitments (values, beliefs and worldviews). a. It is useful for clinicians to obtain information on the religious/spiritual commitments of their patients so that they may properly attend to them in the course of assessment, formulation, and treatment. b. Empathy for the patient's sensibilities and particular commitments is essential. Conflicts, either within the patient or within the clinician-patient relationship should be handled with
Consent for Voluntary Hospitalization of Minors
This resource document seeks to lay out the major issues involved in formulating the rules governing the psychiatric hospitalization of minors so that psychiatrists can be better informed when rendering their judgment in particular cases. Admission for substance use treatment raises somewhat different concerns that are not addressed in this document.
Ethical and Practical Implications of Psychedelics in Psychiatry
This resource document focuses on several of the ethical and practical issues surrounding psychedelics in their current investigational stage, and also discusses issues for psychiatrists to consider if psychedelics one day become available for broad clinical use.
Position Statement on Codification of Medical Evaluation and Management Services in Psychotherapy
Position Statement on Codification of Medical Evaluation and Management Services in Psychotherapy
Psychiatrists' responses to requests for psychiatric information in federal personnel investigations
Psychiatrists routinely receive and respond to patient authorizations to release information to third parties. However, a security clearance-related request for information differs from an ordinary release of information generally encountered in clinical practice. An ordinary release specifies records, notes, admission or discharge summaries, or other information generated in the course of clinical care. Most often, the information is to be released to another provider or facility for use in a