Early Career Practitioners & Trainees

Mental healthcare and psychiatry is a unique harmony of art and science whereby empathy and sensitivity for the human experience of a patient with mental illness is woven into the ever-evolving and dynamic fabric of neuroscience and evidence-based clinical practice. PsychU’s Trainee and Early Career Practitioner Corner enriches the understanding of the past, present, and future of the art of psychiatry for the next generation of healthcare professionals.

State Of The Science 2019: Advances In Understanding & Treating Schizophrenia

Interview May 1, 2019

PsychU Section Advisor, Dr. René Kahn takes a moment to share his insights into the state of treatment and advances in research on schizophrenia. He touches on clinical trials on… Read More

After A Natural Disaster Or Tragedy: Behavioral Health Response Immediately Following A Mass Shooting (Part 8 Of 9)

Interview April 29, 2019

In this interview, Deborah Blalock describes the behavioral health services immediately provided following the mass shooting which occurred on June 17, 2015 at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston, SC. She… Read More

After A Natural Disaster Or Tragedy: Long-Term Behavioral Health Services In Response To A Mass Shooting (Part 9 Of 9)

Interview April 29, 2019

In this interview, Deborah Blalock describes the long-term behavioral health services being provided in her community, to the congregation and first responders impacted, in response to the mass shooting on… Read More

Brief Risk Questionnaire© (BRQ)

Downloadable Resource April 8, 2019

The Brief Risk Questionnaire© (BRQ) is an opioid risk screening tool found to offer a good alternative to doing a clinical interview (see Brief Risk Interview© (BRI) https://psychu.org/brief-risk-interview-bri/). The tool… Read More

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)

Downloadable Resource April 1, 2019

The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D; HRSD; HDRS), designed in 1960, has become one of the most widely utilized rating scales intended to assess depression disorder symptom severity and change.… Read More

Digital Interventions In Psychiatry: Part 2

Video March 25, 2019

In this short presentation, hear from Fatima Sadat, PharmD, as she reviews different types of digital technology that may provide tools for the assessment or management of mental health treatment.… Read More

RASP: A Self-Report Tool For Relapse Risk In Patients Living With Schizophrenia

Interview March 4, 2019

Schizophrenia affects roughly 1.1% percent of the U.S. population (3.4 million adults), with direct annual costs estimated at $47 billion. Schizophrenia is defined as a chronic, relapsing, and disabling disorder,… Read More

Psychiatric Illness Identification & Treatment For Mass Casualty Event Survivors & First Responders (Emergency Relief Series Part 2)

On-Demand Webinar November 15, 2018

Psychiatric illnesses are common among survivors of man-made mass casualty incidents. The symptoms and conditions experienced can even be experienced by first responders, and are distinct from symptomology experienced following… Read More

Mental Health Considerations After A Natural Disaster: Clinical Pearls For Those In Nature’s Path (Emergency Relief Series Part 1)

On-Demand Webinar October 30, 2018

Health care professionals play an important role in assessing patients and providing services and support after the occurrence of a natural disaster. In this webinar, Alan Chrisman, MD and Richard… Read More

Practical Application Of Tools For Measurement-Based Care: CIDI-3.0

Video October 29, 2018

In this series of interviews, Sloan Manning, MD, discusses a variety of screening tools that may be used in primary care (or mental health) settings to screen for mental health… Read More

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