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Mental Status Exam:

A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine: The Mental Status Exam from the University of California San Diego

The Mental Status Exam from the University of Chicago

Mental Status Exam by Dr. Heidi Combs from the University of Washington

Mental Status Exam from Southern Illinois University Medical School

Delirium:

Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) forms: https://www.hospitalelderlifeprogram.org/delirium-instruments

Decisional Capacity:

Applebaum article: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcp074045#t=article

Catatonia:

Bush Francis Rating Scale

Description of catatonia exam: https://egret.psychol.cam.ac.uk/camcops/documentation/tasks/catatoniaexam.html

Video of select catatonia signs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s1lzxHRO4U

Depression:

Allie Brosh depression cartoon: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html

Schizophrenia:

Dr. Elyn Saks Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/elyn_saks_seeing_mental_illness

Substance Use Treatment:

Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS)

Psychotherapy:

Article by Feinstein et al: Common factors affecting psychotherapy outcomes

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT):

Free online CBT modules: http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT):

Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression

Medical Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation:

Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of major depression

Sleep Medications:

New Yorker article about creating new sleep medications: “The Big Sleep” by Ian Parker

13 Reasons Why:

Northwestern University study on public health impact of 13 Reasons Why: Exploring how teens and parents responded to 13 Reasons Why

Personality Disorders:

American Family Physician article by Dr. Randy Ward: Assessment and Management of Personality Disorders

Off-Label Medications:

NEJM article by Dr. Stafford: Regulating Off-Label Drug Use- Rethinking the Role of the FDA

Mayo Clinic Proceedings article by Dr. Wittich: Ten common Questions (and Their Answers) About Off-label Drug Use

Antipsychotic metabolic monitoring guidelines:

ADA-APA Guidelines

Deprescribing Medications:

JAMA Internal Medicine article by Dr. Ian Scott: Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy: The Process of Deprescribing

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