Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112. Policy Forum Apr 2010 What's Wrong with the U.S. Approach to Obesity? Barry M. Popkin, MS, PhD The U.S.’s and U.K.’s efforts to combat obesity reflect underlying differences in the two countries’ understandings of obesity’s causes. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):316-320. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004. Viewpoint Apr 2010 Physician BMI and Weight Counseling Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH A BMI requirement for physicians would not necessarily increase primary care doctors’ effectiveness in providing weight counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):331-334. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped2-1004. Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 1 Mark Tonelli, MD, MA Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):542-544. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412. Medical Education Oct 2003 Stigma, Society, and Specialty Choice: What's Going On? Sam Huber There are many misconceptions about psychiatry as a science that contribute to the continued social stigmatization of mental illnesses. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):436-439. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.medu1-0310. Personal Narrative Oct 2003 Understanding Psychotropic Medications as Literary Symbols Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD Training in the humanities helps to provide psychiatrists with an insight into the human condition, as represented in literature, film, and other media forms. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):470-472. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.mhum1-0310. Medicine and Society Oct 2003 Access to Mental Health Care: A Civil Rights Issue Ralph Ibson, JD Due to insurance company regulations, current restrictions on access to mental health care prevent many from obtaining needed care. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):460-462. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.msoc1-0310. Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 2 Erin Egan, MD, JD Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):544-546. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412. Case and Commentary Oct 2003 Confidentiality of Patient Records Requested by the Court, Commentary 1 Howard Zonana, MD Psychiatrists can take various steps to uphold patient confidentiality when faced with a court order to disclose a patient's medical records. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):420-424. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.ccas3-0310. Case and Commentary Oct 2003 Confidentiality of Patient Records Requested by the Court, Commentary 2 Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD Psychiatrists can take various steps to uphold patient confidentiality when faced with a court order to disclose a patient's medical records. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):425-429. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.ccas3-0310. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Last page Last »
History of Medicine Dec 2011 The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty David E. Smith, MD The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):900-905. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.mhst1-1112.
Policy Forum Apr 2010 What's Wrong with the U.S. Approach to Obesity? Barry M. Popkin, MS, PhD The U.S.’s and U.K.’s efforts to combat obesity reflect underlying differences in the two countries’ understandings of obesity’s causes. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):316-320. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004.
Viewpoint Apr 2010 Physician BMI and Weight Counseling Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH A BMI requirement for physicians would not necessarily increase primary care doctors’ effectiveness in providing weight counseling. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):331-334. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.oped2-1004.
Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 1 Mark Tonelli, MD, MA Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):542-544. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412.
Medical Education Oct 2003 Stigma, Society, and Specialty Choice: What's Going On? Sam Huber There are many misconceptions about psychiatry as a science that contribute to the continued social stigmatization of mental illnesses. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):436-439. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.medu1-0310.
Personal Narrative Oct 2003 Understanding Psychotropic Medications as Literary Symbols Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD Training in the humanities helps to provide psychiatrists with an insight into the human condition, as represented in literature, film, and other media forms. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):470-472. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.mhum1-0310.
Medicine and Society Oct 2003 Access to Mental Health Care: A Civil Rights Issue Ralph Ibson, JD Due to insurance company regulations, current restrictions on access to mental health care prevent many from obtaining needed care. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):460-462. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.msoc1-0310.
Case and Commentary Dec 2004 Preoperative Screening: Medical or Legal Guidelines? Commentary 2 Erin Egan, MD, JD Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):544-546. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas3-0412.
Case and Commentary Oct 2003 Confidentiality of Patient Records Requested by the Court, Commentary 1 Howard Zonana, MD Psychiatrists can take various steps to uphold patient confidentiality when faced with a court order to disclose a patient's medical records. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):420-424. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.ccas3-0310.
Case and Commentary Oct 2003 Confidentiality of Patient Records Requested by the Court, Commentary 2 Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD Psychiatrists can take various steps to uphold patient confidentiality when faced with a court order to disclose a patient's medical records. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(10):425-429. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.10.ccas3-0310.