Volume 25, Number 2

Lewy Body Dementia: A Brief Overview for a Practicing Psychiatrist
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a disease of aging that looks like parkinsonism and often includes visual hallucinations, nighttime agitation, and a high risk for falls. Clinicians will learn about the neuropathological features and clinical presentation of DLB and the use of antipsychotics in the treatment of hallucinations associated with this condition. Read More

The Impact of Injury on the Adolescent and the Family
Clinicians will learn to appreciate and manage both normal and pathologic emotional reactions to athletic injuries in children, adolescents, and their families. The 5-stage pathway of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance (followed by reorganization), seen in adolescents who experience athletic injuries will also be discussed. Read More

Current Developments in Psychiatric Rehabilitation for Adults With Severe Mental Illnesses
Psychiatric rehabilitation can play a critical role in the lives of adults who develop severe mental illness. Clinicians will increase their understanding of evidence-based psychiatric rehabilitation services--such as clinical case management, supported employment, supported housing, and social skills training--and its potential to help people lead more functional lives in the community. Read More

Academic Performance of Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder
Clinicians will review the diagnosis, treatment options, and outcomes for adolescents with bipolar disorder, recognizing the impact this condition can have on their academic and school functioning. They will learn how to perform targeted academic assessments and help optimize the educational achievements of their adolescent patients with bipolar disorder. Read More

Controversies at the Interface Between Religion and Psychiatric Practice
The author describes the history of the relationship between religion and psychiatry, common controversies surrounding the interface between religion and psychiatric practice, and areas of consensus that can serve as a basis for clinical practice. Read More

Treatment of Comorbid Conditions of Substance Abuse
The time when psychiatric and substance abuse treatment can be conceptualized as separate disciplines is drawing to a close. After reading this lesson, clinicians will become more aware of the frequency with which substance abuse disorders accompany a variety of other psychiatric conditions and be better prepared to treat both comorbid conditions in a concurrent, organized way. Read More

Sexual Boundary Violations: How Do They Happen?
Clinicians will be made aware of the 8 precursors to sexual boundary violations and factors within the therapist as well as the context of therapy itself that increase the risk for sexual misconduct, so that they may be on guard against this kind of unethical and potentially very destructive behavior. Read More