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Problems with Piecemeal Prescribing

Problems with Piecemeal Prescribing As a practicing psychiatrist, I see many patients. Many have psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, depressed mood, low energy, and irritability. My first task is to address the symptoms that trouble my patient the most in the safest, most practical way possible. Unfortunately, many are increasingly presenting with a list…

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NCAD West: Rise Above the Challenges. Revolutionize Addiction Recovery. Reform Patient Outcomes. Recover Together

Mon Aug 17th – Wed 19th Disneyland Hotel, 1150 West, Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802 map  In support of her books, The Clinician’s Guide to Alcohol Moderation and The Clinician’s Guide to Alcohol Moderation: A Comprehensive Workbook, Cyndi Tuner with Craig James will co-present Practicing Alcohol Moderation: A Harm Reduction Alternative to the Abstinence-Only Model, Monday August 17, 2020. NCAD West is the premier…

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NCAD East: Rise Above the Challenges. Revolutionize Addiction Recovery. Reform Patient Outcomes. Recover Together.

Fri Jul 31st – Sun Aug 2nd Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, 625 South President Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202 map  In support of her books, The Clinician’s Guide to Alcohol Moderation and The Clinician’s Guide to Alcohol Moderation: A Comprehensive Workbook, Cyndi Tuner with Craig James will co-present Practicing Alcohol Moderation: A Harm Reduction Alternative to the Abstinence-Only Model, Friday July 31, 2020. NCAD East…

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Beware of Dr. Google

As a practicing clinician, I am regularly told by patients about what they have read on the internet. My clinical colleagues have referred to the internet as “Dr. Google.” Why do people give more weight and authority to something they have read on the internet than what we have discussed in the office? I suspect…

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We are the collective creator …. Healthy Covid-19 Habits

We are the collective creator of our own agony. It is time for a re-awakening of consciousness when we recognize the best in ourselves and overcome the worst. ~Lawrence Overmire Americans are increasingly housebound and left to their own devices as the Covid-19 quarantine stretches into months. Measured reactions to the stress, boredom, and loneliness…

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LCPS Mental Health and Wellness Conference

Saturday January 11, 2020 at Independence High School, Loudoun County Public Schools had its Mental Health and Wellness Conference.  The conference agenda had 3 breakout sessions one of which included showing of the IndieFlix original documentary, LIKE. With one in three adolescents suffering from an anxiety disorder, Craig James presented Anxiety: Overcoming the Pressures of…

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