Monthly Archives: February 2014

A Case of Attention Deficit Disorder? By H. Steven Moffic, MD | January 14, 2013 Dr Moffic has spent a long career studying and advocating for effective interaction between primary care and psychiatry. He was a recipient of early federal … Continue reading →

How frequently do you find yourself prescribing antibiotics for inpatients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders during hospitalization? While working as a psychiatrist on our acute care inpatient unit, I asked myself this question and came up with an (anecdotal) … Continue reading →

Taking a Personal Time-Out It can be very difficult at times to take a little time off from our busy schedules, but let’s face it: we need to. Many of us have a family, full time job, probably going to … Continue reading →

Problems of Mental Health in America There is more than one problem with the mental health of America. There is more than one problem with the mental health of any country. But our mental health is uniquely affected by our … Continue reading →

What are the social determinants of health? The social determinants of health are the conditions, in which children, youth, and families are born, grow up, live and work, as well as the quality and accessibility to health care (Shern, Steverman, … Continue reading →