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Abdominal Thrust Maneuver
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<p>The abdominal thrust maneuver, also known as the Heimlich maneuver, is used to treat upper airway obstructions caused by foreign bodies. This maneu ...
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Activities of Daily Living
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<p>Activities of daily living are basic routine tasks that most healthy individuals can perform without assistance. These activities include ...
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Acute and Chronic Mental Health Trauma
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<p>Psychological or mental health trauma refers to a stressor experienced either directly or indirectly, resulting in significant and severe subjectiv ...
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Acute Stress Disorder
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<p>Acute stress disorder is a time-sensitive trauma- and stressor-related condition characterized by intrusive symptoms, dissociation, avoidance, hype ...
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Addiction Psychotherapeutic Care
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Addiction psychotherapy consists of evidence-based psychosocial treatments to treat individuals with substance use disorders. Optimal treatment of add ...
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Addiction Relapse Prevention
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<p>Individuals recovering from various forms of addiction frequently encounter relapses that have gained acceptance as an almost inevitable part of th ...
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Advancing Patient Care With Biofeedback
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<p>Biofeedback is a versatile technique that enhances sensory feedback, enabling individuals to gain control over typically involuntary physiological ...
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Aggression
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<p>Aggression can include threatening, hostile, violent, or attacking behavior aimed at others. Aggressive persons are encountered in the communi ...
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Agitation
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<p>Agitation is a complex, nonspecific constellation of behaviors observed in various treatment settings. Agitation can pose significant risks to both ...
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Agoraphobia
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<p>Agoraphobia is characterized by anxiety or fear arising from thoughts that escape may be difficult or help may be unavailable in certain situations ...
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Alcohol and Substance Abuse Evaluation and Treatment in American Indians and Alaska Natives
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<p>Alcohol and substance abuse pose significant challenges within Native American communities, necessitating culturally sensitive approaches to evalua ...
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Alcohol Use Disorder: Screening, Evaluation, and Management
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<p>Alcohol, the most commonly used substance in the United States, has far-reaching health consequences that impact not only individual patients but t ...
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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
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<p>According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), alcohol is the most commonly used substance in the United States, with ...
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Alcohol-Related Psychosis
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<p>Alcohol-related psychosis (ARP) is a well-documented but poorly understood complication of heavy alcohol use, distinct from other alcohol-related c ...
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Alzheimer Disease
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<p>This Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity provides healthcare professionals with the latest updates and evidence-based practices for diagnos ...
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Ambiguous Genitalia and Disorders of Sexual Differentiation
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Infants born with a disorder of sex development (DSD) prompt multiple medical, surgical, ethical, psychosocial, and physical issues for patients and t ...
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Amphetamine-Related Psychiatric Disorders
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<p>Amphetamines belong to a class of compounds called phenethylamines which induce catecholaminergic effects in the CNS and peripheral circulation. Re ...
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Anorexia and Cachexia
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<p>Cachexia is a severe, multifactorial condition characterized by the significant loss of skeletal muscle mass and adipose tissue, frequent ...
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Anorexia Nervosa
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<p>Anorexia nervosa is defined by the restriction of nutrient intake relative to requirements, which leads to significantly low body weight. Patients ...
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Anosognosia
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<p>Anosognosia is a neurological condition in which the patient is unaware of their neurological deficit or psychiatric condition. It is associated wi ...
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Anti-Inflammatory Diets
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<p>The expansion of general medical knowledge has led to an increase in the average lifespan of humans. This increased longevity has caused a shift in ...
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
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<p>Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) encompasses a chronic pattern of disregard for the rights of others, impaired empathy, deceitfulness, impuls ...
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Anxiety
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<p>Fear is an automatic neurophysiological state of alarm characterized by a fight or flight response to a cognitive appraisal of present or imminent ...
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Aspiration Risk
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<p>Aspiration is common, even in healthy patients. Aspiration can have significant morbidity and mortality in certain circumstances. It is categorized ...
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Assessment and Management of Traumatic Injuries in Older Adults
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<p>Traumatic injuries in older adults, typically defined as individuals aged 65 and older, present unique challenges due to age-related physiological ...
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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<p>The diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been surrounded by controversy over the last century. Over the past 30 years, ...
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Auditory Hallucinations
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<p>Auditory hallucinations are the sensory perceptions of hearing noises without an external stimulus. This symptom is particularly associated with sc ...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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<p>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by significant and persistent challenges in social communication, so ...
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Avoidant Personality Disorder
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<p>Avoidant personality disorder describes a pervasive pattern of social anxiety, extreme sensitivity to rejection, and feelings of inadequacy, but wi ...
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Back Safety
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<p>Low back pain (LBP) is common among healthcare professionals with prevalence of low back pain among health care workers being greater than among th ...
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Behavior Modification
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<p>Behavior modification is a psychotherapeutic intervention primarily used to eliminate or reduce maladaptive behavior in children or adults. While s ...
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Behavioral Approaches to Obesity Treatment
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<p>Obesity is a complex condition that is influenced by various factors such as genetics, behavior, and environment rather than just diet or ...
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Binge Eating Disorder
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<p>Binge eating disorder is a psychological condition characterized by episodes of uncontrolled consumption of large amounts of food in a short period ...
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Biologic, Chemical, and Radiation Terrorism Review
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<p>Terrorism is the intentional use of indiscriminate violence to create fear and terror as a means to achieve an ideological, financial, religious, o ...
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Bipolar Disorder
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<p>Bipolar disorder, also known as bipolar affective disorder, is one of the top 10 leading causes of disability worldwide. Bipolar disorder is charac ...
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Blood Product Safety
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<p>Blood product safety remains a critical priority in modern healthcare, as transfusion is one of the most frequently performed clinical procedures. ...
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
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<p>Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric condition defined in the <em>American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual o ...
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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<p>Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition characterized by pervasive patterns of instability in mood, self-image, and inte ...
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Brief Psychotic Disorder
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<p>Brief psychotic disorder (BPD) according to DSM-5 is the sudden onset of psychotic behavior that lasts less than 1 month followed by complete remis ...
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Bulimia Nervosa
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Bulimia nervosa is a disorder that is characterized by binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behavior to control weight with potentially dangero ...
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Cannabis Use Disorder
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<p>Cannabis contains multiple biologically active compounds, most notably delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, with divergent psychoactive an ...
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Catatonia
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<p>Catatonia is a complex and underrecognized neuropsychiatric syndrome that affects patients across the lifespan and arises from psychiatric, medical ...
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Cerebral Palsy
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<p>Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent disorders affecting the development of movement and causing a limitation of activity. Non-progressive distur ...
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Child Abuse and Neglect
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<p>Child abuse and neglect, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), include physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect and e ...
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Child Development
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<p>Child development is the stages a child goes through from birth until he or she becomes an adult. Children are first newborns, and they acquire the ...
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Child Sexual Abuse
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<p>Child sexual abuse (CSA) involves engaging children in sexual activities they do not understand, cannot consent to, or are developmentally unprepar ...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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<p>Chronic fatigue syndrome, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis, represents a complex disorder marked by profound fatigue, postexertional malaise ( ...
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Chronic Insomnia
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<p>Chronic insomnia, defined as trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at least 3 nights a week for 3 months or longer, affects individuals of all a ...
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Chronic Pain
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<p>Chronic pain is a widespread and complex condition characterized by persistent pain lasting more than 3 to 6 months and affecting nearly ...
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Claustrophobia
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<p>Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed spaces. About 12.5% of the population have this fear, with the majority of them being women. Claustrophobia ...
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Clinical Practice Issues in American Indians and Alaska Natives
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<p>The disparity in the healthcare provided to the American Indians and Alaskan Natives is a long-standing issue that continues to plague the United S ...
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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<p>In the 1960s, Aaron Beck developed cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or cognitive therapy. Since then, it has been extensively researched and found ...
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Cognitive Decline and Driving Evaluation in the Older Population
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<p>Clinicians often face a gap in assessing driving safety in older adults with neurocognitive disorders due to the lack of evidence-based tests and d ...
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Cognitive Deficits
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<p>Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. It encompasses vari ...
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Competency and Capacity
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This article reviews the concepts of capacity and competency with regard to clinical practice. More specifically, it discusses the foundational ethica ...
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Comprehensive Assessment and Diagnosis of Metabolic and Biomechanical Complications in Obesity
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<p>This activity aligns with the American Board of Obesity Medicine's content blueprint for the Obesity Medicine board exam. Specifically, t ...
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Comprehensive Review of Bioterrorism
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<p>Bioterrorism involves the deliberate release of bioweapons to cause death or disease in humans, animals, or plants. Biological weapons may be devel ...
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Concussion
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<p>A concussion is a "traumatically induced transient disturbance of brain function." Concussions are a subset of the neurologic injuries known as tra ...
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Conduct Disorder
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<p>Conduct disorder (CD) lies on a spectrum of disruptive behavioral disorders, which also include oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). In some cases, ...
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Counseling Patients on Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
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<p>Obesity is a chronic, multifactorial disease characterized by excess adiposity that adversely affects metabolic, cardiovascular, respiratory, hepat ...
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Counseling Patients With Obesity
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<p>About 70% of American adults are overweight or have obesity. Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, progressive disease associated with severe complicati ...
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
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<p>Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, fatal degenerative brain disorder caused by prion proteins. This condition belongs to a group of tr ...
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Cultural Competence in Caring for American Indians and Alaska Natives
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<p>Culturally responsive care for American Indian and Alaska Native populations requires recognition of the historical, social, and systemic factors t ...
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Cultural Competence in the Care of LGBTQ Patients
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<p>The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) community comprises a broad cross-cultural range of community members. It inc ...
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Cultural Competence in the Care of Muslim Patients and Their Families
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<p>Muslims constitute large portions of populations in many countries, both Muslim-majority and otherwise. Muslims are considered to be the fastest-gr ...
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Defense Mechanisms
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Anna Freud defined defense mechanisms as "unconscious resources used by the ego" to decrease internal stress ultimately. Patients often devise these u ...
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Delusional Disorder
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<p>A delusion is a fixed false belief based on an inaccurate interpretation of an external reality despite evidence to the contrary. The diagnosis of ...
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Delusions
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<p>Delusions are fixed false beliefs that persist despite evidence to the contrary and are disconnected from cultural or religious norms. They frequen ...
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Delusions of Parasitosis
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<p>This activity reviews delusions of parasitosis, a rare psychiatric disorder. Communicating and evaluating patients with this condition can be compl ...
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Dependent Personality Disorder
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<p>Dependent personality disorder describes a pervasive pattern in which individuals have an excessive need to be taken care of and are submissive, ne ...
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Depression
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<p>Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagno ...
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Depression in Children
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<p>Pediatric depression includes major depressive disorder (MDD), disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and unspecif ...
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Depressive Cognitive Disorders
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<p>Depressive cognitive disorders, formerly termed pseudodementia, are characterized by impairments in memory, executive function, attention, and lang ...
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Developmental Delay
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<p>Delay in development occurs when the child fails to attain developmental milestones as compared to peers from the same population. It is caused by ...
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Developmental Milestones
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<p>Developmental milestones are markers of a child’s development from infancy into childhood. They help determine if a child is undergoing typic ...
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Developmental Stages of Social Emotional Development in Children
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<p>To apply knowledge regarding human growth and development, healthcare professionals need to be aware of 2 areas: (1) milestone competencies, for ex ...
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Differentiating Delirium Versus Dementia in Older Adults
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<p>Cognitive impairment in older adults commonly presents as delirium, dementia, or delirium superimposed on dementia, creating diagnostic and managem ...
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
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<p>Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a psychiatric disorder diagnosed in about 1.5% of the global population. This disorder is often misdiagnose ...
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Diversity and Discrimination in Health Care
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<p>The United States is a diverse country and a place for people of all backgrounds. However, discrimination against individuals and groups belonging ...
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Diversity Goals for Evaluation and Treatment of American Indians and Alaska Natives
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<p>American Indians and Alaska Natives form a heterogeneous population with diverse cultures, languages, history, art forms, religious and spiritual b ...
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Domestic Violence
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<p>Family and domestic violence is a common problem in the United States, affecting an estimated 10 million people every year; as many as one in four ...
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Down Syndrome
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<p>Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, is the most common viable autosomal trisomy and the leading genetic cause of intellectual disability, resulting from ...
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Drug Addiction
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<p>The definition of addiction among the general population is a fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity. Me ...
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Dyslexia
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<p>Reading is a skill unique to humans and is crucial for living in the world today. Learning to read is one of the first teaching points of elementar ...
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Eating Disorders
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Eating disorders disrupt eating behavior with excessive concern about body weight that impairs physical health or psychosocial functioning. To avoid t ...
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Elder Abuse
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<p>Elder abuse comes in many forms, including physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, as well as less obvious forms, such as financial exploitation ...
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End-of-Life Care
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<p>Unlike other conditions and life experiences, which only affect a certain percentage of the world’s population, end-of-life is a stage in liv ...
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End-of-Life Evaluation and Management of Pain
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<p>Pain at the end of life remains frequently under-recognized and undertreated, representing a critical gap in palliative and hospice care. This acti ...
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Exercise Physiology
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<p>Compared to our resting state, exercise poses a substantial increase in demand to the body. At rest, our nervous system maintains a parasympathetic ...
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Factitious Disorder Overview
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<p>Factitious disorder imposed on self (FDIS), previously known as Munchausen syndrome, presents a complex clinical challenge characterized by intenti ...
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Failure to Thrive
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<p>Failure to thrive (FTT) or weight faltering is commonly used to describe a lack of adequate weight gain in pediatric patients. Accepted definitions ...
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Falls and Fall Prevention in Older Adults
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<p>Falls account for one of the most common and serious issues contributing to a disability, especially among elderly individuals. Tinetti et al. in 1 ...
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Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting
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<p>Female genital mutilation, also known as female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C), is a deeply ingrained cultural practice that involves t ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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<p>Fetal alcohol syndrome is one of the five disorders that comprise fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). These fetal alcohol spectrum disorders c ...
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Fragile X Syndrome
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<p>Fragile X syndrome (FXS), or Martin-Bell syndrome, is a non-Mendelian trinucleotide repeat disorder. FXS is the most prevalent inherited cause of m ...
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Frontal Lobe Syndrome
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<p>Frontal lobe syndrome describes a constellation of cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and motivational disturbances resulting from dysfunction of fr ...
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Functional Neurologic Disorder
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<p>Functional neurologic disorder, formally conversion disorder, is a psychiatric disorder characterized by signs and symptoms affecting sensory or mo ...
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Gender Dysphoria
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<p>Gender dysphoria (previously gender identity disorder), according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, is defined as a &ld ...
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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<p>Generalized anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that produces fear, worry, and a constant feeling of being overwhelmed. It is characterize ...
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Genetic and Syndromic Causes of Obesity: Diagnosis and Management
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<p>This activity aligns with the American Board of Obesity Medicine's content blueprint for the Obesity Medicine board exam. Specifically, t ...
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Geriatric Care Special Needs Assessment
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Global life expectancy has been increasing, and so has the population of older patients. Due to multiple comorbidities, the geriatric population has s ...
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Geriatric Evaluation and Treatment of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
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<p>As people age, they may experience some decline in their cognitive abilities, which is a normal part of the aging process. However, if this cogniti ...
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Grief and Prolonged Grief Disorder
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<p>Prolonged grief disorder is a complex condition that can emerge when an individual is unable to transition from acute grief to a more integrated fo ...
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Grief Support Following In-Hospital Deaths
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<p>Health professionals frequently encounter the loss of a patient in the emergency department and intensive care units. These deaths are often due to ...
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Group Therapy
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<p>Group therapy is the treatment of multiple patients at once by one or more healthcare professionals. This approach can be used to treat a variety o ...
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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<p>Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy and a neurologic emergency, representing the most common g ...
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance
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<p>The US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enacted in 1996, was established to safeguard patient privacy and secure health ...
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Health Screening
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<p>A health screening test is a medical test or procedure performed on members of an asymptomatic population or population subgroup to assess their li ...
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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
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<p>Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that is estimated to affect 1% to 3% of the global population. Heart failure is the common endpoint fo ...
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Hepatitis A
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<p>Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a globally significant public health issue, particularly prevalent in developing countries where sanitation pr ...
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Heroin Toxicity
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<p>Heroin toxicity is a life-threatening emergency caused by excessive activation of opioid receptors following the use of heroin, a powerful opioid d ...
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Histrionic Personality Disorder
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<p>Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a chronic, enduring psychiatric condition characterized by a consistent pattern of pervasive att ...
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HIV and AIDS
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<p>Clinical prevention of HIV and AIDS is the cornerstone of controlling the global HIV pandemic, which has claimed over 44.1 million lives ...
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HIV Prevention
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<p>HIV, a slowly progressive, almost uniformly fatal, sexually transmitted infection, remains one of the most significant global health concerns, affe ...
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HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
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<p>Patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV infection) have been noted to have various forms of neuropsychiatric illnesses. These inc ...
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Human Behavior in a Social Environment
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<p>Human behavior in a social environment (HBSE) is a concept that serves as a cornerstone in the realm of social sciences, offering a comprehensive p ...
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Human Growth and Development
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<p>Evaluation of growth and development is a crucial element in the physical examination of a patient. Good working knowledge and the skill to evaluat ...
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Human Trafficking
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<p>Human trafficking, a human rights violation, is a pressing public health concern that transcends all races, social classes, demographics, and gende ...
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Identifying and Addressing Bullying
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<p>Bullying is a serious and widespread global problem with detrimental consequences for the physical and mental well-being of children.&nbs ...
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Illness Anxiety Disorder
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<p>Illness anxiety disorder (previously called hypochondriasis) is a psychiatric disorder defined by excessive worry about having or developing a seri ...
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Implicit Bias
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<p>Implicit bias is the attitude or internalized stereotypes that unconsciously affect our perceptions, actions, and decisions. These unconscious bias ...
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Inappropriate Medical Abbreviations
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<p>Use of medical abbreviations in medicine is not new. Since the development of mainstream medicine nearly 200 years ago, abbreviations have been use ...
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Infection Control
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<p>Infection control refers to the policies and procedures designed to control and minimize the spread of infections in hospitals and other healt ...
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Informed Consent
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<p>Informed consent is a cornerstone of medicine, ensuring ethical treatment decisions and patient-centered care. Patients have the right to make ...
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Intellectual Disability
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<p>Individuals with an intellectual disability have neurodevelopmental deficits characterized by limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive ...
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Kentucky Domestic Violence
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<p>Family and domestic violence, including child abuse, intimate partner abuse, and elder abuse, is a national public health problem. Domestic violenc ...
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Late-Life Depression
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<p>In the older population, one of the serious health concerns that are associated with comorbidity, impaired functioning, excessive use of health car ...
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Lead Toxicity
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Lead became a common occupational toxin with the birth of the Industrial Revolution, by the end of the 19-century childhood lead poisoning secondary t ...
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Learning Disorder
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<p>Learning disorders are neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by persistent difficulties in reading, writing, or mathematics despite normal in ...
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Lifestyle Prevention Measures for the Clinic Visit
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<p>Lifestyle medicine is a developing specialty of medicine where certified healthcare providers, primarily primary care physicians, focus on health p ...
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Major Depressive Disorder
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been ranked as the third cause of the burden of disease worldwide in 2008 by WHO, which has projected that this di ...
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Major Neurocognitive Disorder (Dementia)
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<p>Dementia describes an overall decline in memory and other cognitive skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activitie ...
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Malingering
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<p>Malingering involves the intentional fabrication or exaggeration of physical or psychological symptoms to obtain external incentives, such as finan ...
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Mania
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Mania is a period of 1 week or more in which a person experiences a change in normal behavior that drastically affects their functioning. Mania can be ...
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Marijuana and Maternal, Perinatal, and Neonatal Outcomes
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Drug use and drug dependency are major public health problems. Marijuana is one of the most commonly used drugs among all genders and age groups. This ...
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Medical Error Prevention and Root Cause Analysis
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<p>Preventable medical errors represent a substantial and persistent threat to patient safety within the United States healthcare system. Estimates in ...
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Menopause
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<p>Menopause represents the natural and permanent cessation of menstruation resulting from declining ovarian function and estrogen deficiency. The ter ...
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Mental Health Challenges in Caring for American Indians and Alaska Natives
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<p>Healthcare professionals face challenges when addressing mental health issues among American Indian and Alaska Native individuals. Dispro ...
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Mental Status Examination
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<p>The mental status examination is utilized in psychiatry, family medicine, emergency medicine, and internal medicine. The examination is t ...
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Mild Cognitive Impairment
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<p>Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) denotes memory changes that exceed the criteria for normal aging but do not meet the criteria for dementia. It ...
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Mood Disorder
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<p>Mood is defined as a pervasive and sustained feeling tone that is endured internally and which impacts nearly all aspects of a person’s behav ...
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Motivational Interviewing
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<p>Motivational interviewing is a process where medical professionals work together with their patients for a certain therapeutic outcome. A variety o ...
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Naltrexone
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<p>Naltrexone is an FDA-approved opioid antagonist used to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid dependence. Naltrexone blocks the effect of opioids a ...
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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<p>Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a complex psychological condition that presents with a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admira ...
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Narcolepsy
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Narcolepsy is a disorder of rapid onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), frequent uncontrollable sl ...
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Neurobiology of Addiction
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<p>Historically, addictions were considered a manifestation of an individual's ethical and moral shortcomings. Advances in neuroscience have fundament ...
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New York State Child Abuse, Maltreatment, and Neglect
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<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) defines child maltreatment as “all forms of physical and emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, ...
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New York State Infection Control
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<p>Infection control refers to the policies and procedures implemented to control and minimize the spread of infections within hospitals and other hea ...
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Nicotine Addiction and Smoking: Health Effects and Interventions
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<p>The Surgeon General reports that nicotine addiction produces 480,000 fatalities each year in the United States, with more casualties than ...
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Nutrition: Micronutrient Intake, Imbalances, and Interventions
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<p>Micronutrient intake is vital for maintaining health and preventing diseases throughout life. While whole foods should be the primary source of mic ...
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Obesity in Pediatric Patients
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<p>Childhood obesity is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in pediatric populations and has escalated into a global epidemic. Genetic, physi ...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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<p>Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a prevalent psychiatric disorder affecting 1% to 3% of the global population, characterized by intrusive tho ...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
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<p>Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a psychiatric disorder marked by extreme perfectionism, orderliness, and self-control that ...
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Opioid Withdrawal
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<p>Opioid withdrawal syndrome is a life-threatening condition resulting from opioid dependence. Opioids are a group of drugs used to manage severe pai ...
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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<p>Oppositional defiant disorder is a type of disruptive behavior disorder characterized by difficulties in regulating emotions and behaviors. Accordi ...
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Overcoming Stigma and Bias in Obesity Management
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<p>Weight bias and stigma are prevalent and well-documented issues in healthcare settings that negatively impact patient care and health outcomes. Bia ...
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Palliative Care
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<p>The World Health Organization characterizes the field of palliative care as a form of specialized medical care that aims to optimize the quality of ...
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Panic Disorder
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<p>Panic disorder is fairly common in the general population. Among all anxiety disorders, it has the highest number of medical visits and serves as a ...
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Paraphilia
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<p>Paraphilias are persistent and recurrent sexual interests, urges, fantasies, or behaviors of marked intensity involving objects, activities, or eve ...
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Parental Consent
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<p>Physicians and medical researchers have a moral and legal obligation to obtain informed consent. Informed consent must include the patient being co ...
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Parkinson Disease
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<p>Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigr ...
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Parkinsonism
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<p>Parkinsonism is a broad term referring to various neurodegenerative diseases that manifest with motor symptoms such as rigidity, tremors, and ...
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Patient Rights and Ethics
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<p>Patient rights are a subset of human rights. The concept of human rights refers to minimum standards for the ways persons can expect to be treated ...
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Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma
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<p>Pediatric abusive head trauma (AHT), commonly known as shaken baby syndrome, results from violent shaking, blunt force trauma, or both, primarily a ...
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Pediculosis Corporis
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<p>Join us for an engaging continuing medical education (CME) session on pediculosis corporis, a skin condition caused by body lice (<em>Pediculus hum ...
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Pennsylvania Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting
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<p>Healthcare providers in Pennsylvania must adhere to the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 63 (relating to child ...
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Perinatal Depression
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<p>Perinatal depression is a prevalent and potentially severe mood disorder that affects approximately 1 in 7 people during pregnancy or within the fi ...
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Persistent Depressive Disorder
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<p>Persistent depressive disorder (PDD), as defined in the <em>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,</em> Fifth Edition (DSM-5), merg ...
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Personality Disorder
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<p>Personality disorders reflect an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the norms and expectations of the su ...
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Pica
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<p>The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) defines pica as eating non-nutr ...
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Postpartum Psychosis
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<p>Postpartum psychosis is an acute illness of multifactorial origin and is considered a psychiatric emergency. In this activity, the common presentat ...
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Posttraumatic Headache
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<p>Post-traumatic headaches (PTHA) are a common sequela of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and may progress to chronic and possibly debilitating conditio ...
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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<p>Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent and complex psychiatric condition that arises in response to exposure to traumatic events, sign ...
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children
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<p>Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common psychiatric disorder that can result after an individual experiences a traumatic event. PTSD has a ...
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Preconception Counseling
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<p>Preconception counseling is defined as health education and promotion, allowing for risk assessment, intervention, and medical optimization before ...
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Premature Ejaculation
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<p>Premature ejaculation describes the phenomenon which occurs when ejaculation happens sooner than a man or his partner would like during sexual acti ...
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Premenstrual Syndrome
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This activity is a review of the existing literature on premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It summarizes the management of PMS by outlining the importance o ...
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Psychiatric Illness and Criminality
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<p>The intersection of psychiatric illness and criminal behavior is a complex and often misunderstood area within mental health and legal sy ...
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Psychodynamic Therapy
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<p>This course discusses the foundational concepts of psychodynamic therapy, an influential therapeutic approach rooted in the understanding ...
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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
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<p>Nonepileptic episodic events can be vexing for the patient, and they present considerable diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to neurologists, ps ...
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Psychological Issues Associated With Obesity
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<p>Obesity is a complex health condition that not only impacts physical health but also has significant psychological consequences. Carrying excess we ...
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Psychosis
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<p>Psychosis is a loose description of an amalgamation of psychological symptoms resulting in a loss of contact with reality. It is thought that altho ...
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Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Relationship
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<p>Psychotherapy, often called talk therapy, is a dynamic and collaborative process where patients work with licensed clinical social workers, ma ...
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Public Health Considerations Regarding Obesity
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<p>Obesity is a growing global public health epidemic, affecting 2 in 5 adults and 1 in 5 children in the United States. Over the past 3 decades, the ...
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Reactive Attachment Disorder
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<p>The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th Edition (DSM-5) classifies reactive attachment disorder as a trauma- and stressor-related condition of ea ...
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Relaxation Techniques
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<p>Relaxation techniques are therapeutic exercises designed to assist individuals by decreasing tension and anxiety. Relaxation therapy has been a par ...
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Schizoaffective Disorder
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<p>Schizoaffective disorder is among the most frequently misdiagnosed psychiatric disorders in clinical practice. Due to concerns about the reliabilit ...
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Schizoid Personality Disorder
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<p>Schizoid personality disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a detachment from social relationships and a limited range of emotional ex ...
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Schizophrenia
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<p>Schizophrenia, a serious mental illness, affects 1% of the global population and is marked by hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, gross ...
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School Refusal
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School refusal describes a regular refusal to attend school or routine problems staying at school. Children may avoid school to cope with stress or fe ...
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Second Victim Syndrome
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Health care workers often expect perfection from themselves, and societal opinions reinforce this expectation. However, perfection will always be an e ...
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Separation Anxiety Disorder
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<p>Separation anxiety disorder represents one of the most common anxiety disorders in children and increasingly receives recognition across the lifesp ...
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Sexual Harassment and Prevention Training
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<p>Sexual harassment is a pervasive issue in workplaces, including academic medicine and healthcare facilities. Legislation exists to combat this unac ...
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
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<p>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), previously known as sexually transmitted diseases, involve the transmission of an organism between sexual p ...
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Shared Psychotic Disorder
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Shared psychotic disorder (folie à deux) is a rare disorder characterized by sharing a specific delusion among two or more people in a close relations ...
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Short-Term Insomnia
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<p>Up to one-third of the world’s population reports dissatisfaction with their sleep, which can be categorized into short-term insomnia and chr ...
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Silicosis
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<p>Silica is the most plentiful mineral on earth and is the primary constituent in most rocks. The respirable form of silica is small enough to reach ...
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Sleep Deprivation
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Sleep loss from various causes is very common and often missed by physicians as a treatable health problem. There are strong associations with serious ...
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Sleep Disorder
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<p>Sleep disorders encompass several clinical problems encountered in outpatient settings. Sleep disorders have a broad differential diagnosis; theref ...
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Social Anxiety Disorder
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<p>Social anxiety disorder (SAD) includes the essential feature of marked fear or anxiety of one or more social situations during which the individual ...
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Somatic Symptom Disorder
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<p>According to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), somatic symptom disorder (SSD) involves one or ...
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Stress Urinary Incontinence
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<p>Stress urinary incontinence is a common condition characterized by the sudden, involuntary leakage of urine during activities that increase intra-a ...
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Stroke Prevention
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<p>There is a significant overlap between the risk factors accounting for cardiovascular events and cerebrovascular events. The INTERHEART study looke ...
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Substance Use in Pregnancy
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<p>Substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy are common and linked with multiple obstetric and neonatal adverse outcomes. Ideally, all pr ...
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Substance Use in Pregnancy and Neonatal Withdrawal Syndromes
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<p>Substance use disorders have significantly increased over the last few decades. In particular, opioid use disorder and dependence have re ...
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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<p>Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden, unexpected death of an infant younger than 1 year that remains unexplained after a th ...
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Suicidal Ideation
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<p>Suicidal ideation refers to contemplation of self-harm or ending one’s life and is a critical mental health concern with potentially fat ...
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Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Management
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<p>Suicidality among children and adolescents represents a critical and growing public health concern, with rising rates of ideation and behavior cont ...
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Targeted Temperature Management
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<p>Targeted temperature management aims to reduce mortality and improve neurological outcomes in unresponsive patients who achieve ROSC after cardiac ...
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Temper Tantrums
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<p>Temper tantrums are common behavioral episodes in early childhood that may involve crying, screaming, aggression, breath-holding, or oppositional b ...
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Terminating the Therapeutic Relationship
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<p>Terminating the therapeutic relationship between a healthcare professional and a patient involves critical ethical and legal considerations. Abrupt ...
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The Importance of Cultural Competence in Pain and Palliative Care
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<p>Managing pain is often a challenge for health professionals. This is compounded when the patient in pain is dying. Living in an ethnically and cult ...
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Therapeutic Communication
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Therapeutic communication is an invaluable approach to interactions with patients that is applicable across multiple disciplines. This activity revie ...
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Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders
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<p>Tourette syndrome, also referred to as Tourette disorder, is a common neurodevelopmental disorder affecting up to 1 percent of the population. It i ...
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Trauma-Informed Therapy
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<p>Trauma is defined as exposure to death, severe injury, or sexual violence, which can occur directly to an individual through witnessing the event, ...
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Ureterocele
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<p>A ureterocele is a congenital anomaly affecting the distal intramural part of the ureter. A ureterocele is commonly associated with a dup ...
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Veteran and Military Mental Health Issues
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<p>As the United States endures 2 decades of ongoing warfare, both the media and individuals with personal military connections have raised significan ...
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Violent Patients
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<p>Violence in healthcare settings presents a growing global concern, creating significant challenges for healthcare providers and institutions. Patie ...
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Workplace Violence in Healthcare
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Workplace violence is vastly understudied in the healthcare industry. Workplace violence includes physical, verbal, and psychological abuse. As many a ...
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