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Violence Risk Assessment in Mental Health Care – Journal of Psychiatric Practice Outlines a Therapeutic Risk Management Approach

September 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Mental Health, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatry, Violence

Assessing the potential for violent behavior by patients with psychiatric disorders is an essential but challenging responsibility for mental health professionals. A five-part series currently being published in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice summarizes an expert approach to screening, assessment, and management of the risk of “other-directed violence.” The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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With Digital Phenotyping, Smartphones May Play a Role in Assessing Severe Mental Illness

September 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Data Analysis, Iphone, Machine Learning, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatry, smart phones

Digital phenotyping approaches that collect and analyze Smartphone-user data on locations, activities, and even feelings – combined with machine learning to recognize patterns and make predictions from the data – have emerged as promising tools for monitoring patients with psychosis spectrum illnesses, according to a report in the September/October issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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Researchers Discover a Specific Brain Circuit Damaged by Social Isolation During Childhood

August 28, 2020 sarah Jonas Autism, brain circuits, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Loneliness and Health, Mount Sinai Health System, Neural Circuits, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Prefrontal Cortex, Psychiatric Disorders, Schizophrenia, social distancing, social distancing and kids, Social Isolation

Study shows long-lasting effects and points the way to potential treatments