Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in PTSD and/or Women's Health (UCSF/VA San Francisco)
The Stress Trauma and Resilience Lab (directed by Dr. Sabra Inslicht) at The San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) / University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is seeking candidates for a postdoctoral fellow. Our research focuses on improving the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of psychological and physical health issues in veterans with PTSD. Ongoing research projects include: Neurobiology of PTSD; physiological, endocrine, and immune responses associated with trauma and PTSD... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TraumaDoctor Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Women ’s Health
Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Women’s Health The San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) / University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is seeking candidates for a two-year advanced postdoctoral fellowship in women’s health. Our faculty consists of a team of researchers from diverse disciplines aiming to understand the unique challenges facing women veterans. Ongoing research projects in our department include the following: sex differences in the neurobiology of PTSD... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TraumaDoctor Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

WAMC - Non Trad 1st Time Applicant
Hey y’all! I’m finally applying to vet school this cycle after a few very long few years and hoping to get some direction as to where I should apply and what I should expect realistically to happen. My story/extenuating circumstances: I was diagnosed with PTSD my sophomore year of undergrad due to trauma I endured throughout high school. I left my Texas home and went to California to get space from the situation, which helped but it still took me 6 years to graduate and with very subpar... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: hcampo Tags: What are my Chances? WAMC Veterinary Source Type: forums

panic disorder, major depression, anxiety disorder, brief psychotic disorder, tbi, ptsd?
I think this might qualify for the /awfuleverything subreddit. The circumstances sound terrible for everyone, obviously the soldiers killing and being killed, their families and communities, the folks trying to help. Long distance remote artillery fire can't be far away. A Secret War, Strange New Wounds and Silence From the Pentagon Many U.S. troops who fired vast numbers of artillery rounds against the Islamic State developed mysterious, life-shattering mental and physical problems. But the military struggled to understand what was wrong...
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: calimich Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

It's not GAD
Seems like every patient I see has generalized anxiety disorder listed in their chart. Maybe 1/10 or less actually has it. If you actually bother to draw the meaningful distinctions within everything described as "anxiety", turns out most of these people have one or more of PTSD, OCD, social anxiety disorder, Mdd w/anxious distress, bipolar disorder, hell even legit adhd, sometimes acute appropriate situational anxiety (ie...while waiting for a biopsy result...) literally anything else but... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Celexa Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

The challenge of managing chronically depressed patients
I have a few patients, usually females in their 40s or 50s, whom I inherited from past psychiatrists with a history of persistant and VERY impactful depressive symptoms (HAMD usually >30), with chronic suicidal ideation and almost no functionality in the real world. The way I'm trying to approach these cases is: 1) Review the diagnosis, looking for secondary causes that may have been missed, and other psychiatric diagnosis such as personality disorders, OCD, PTSD, etc...no luck thus far... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: thelastpsych Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

Managing a difficult psych attending
I’ve gotten helpful responses before, so I thought I’d try again. Client is mid-fourties’ and female. She was diagnosed 15 years ago by her psychiatrist as having bipolar 1, ocd, and ptsd. This client has taken medication for bipolar for 15 years with significant weight gain and sexual side effects as well as hair loss. Client was recently discharged for depression with suicidal ideation and intent after staying a week on the inpatient unit. This is when I began seeing her. At the client’s... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: psychma Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

Clinical Research Coordinator in PTSD and Sleep at UCSF/ San Francisco VA Medical Center
The Stress and Resilience Research Program at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a clinical research coordinator in the Stress and Resilience Research program at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF. Research projects investigate pharmaceutical and behavioral treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and insomnia; fear conditioning; psychophysiological, endocrine, immune and -omic studies; digital health... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 12, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TraumaDoctor Tags: Jobs and Help Wanted Board Source Type: forums

Cluster B:histrionic traits
I have a relatively new client of 3 months that I inherited from a retiring psychologist. No personality pathology, PTSD, OCD, and bipolar 1 disorder. Client has had middle insomnia since November 2022 and is often sleeping 2-4 hours a night. She once fell asleep during our session. This client also stopped her risperdal cold Turkey due to excessive weight gain. She has had a sleep study, seen a sleep psychologist and has tried every sleep medication. She is now on Belsomra and her sleep is... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: psychma Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

How the cult of trauma took over mental health
You may have noticed over the last decade a steady increase in the promiscuous use of the word ‘trauma’. A word that once referred exclusively to grievous injuries of body and mind (gun-shot wounds, PTSD, that sort of thing) can now describe virtually anything. Psychotherapists and clinical... www.spectator.co.uk (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 31, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: borne_before Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Old People With Unipolar Depression on Seroquel 800mg
I inherited a dump of a case in the outpatient setting. 74 yo on Seroquel 800 (14 years), Trazodone 200, Prazosin 1mg AM, 2mg HS, Ativan 0.5 bid prn. Has an obviously high tolerance to the sedating effects of her regimen. Unipolar depression per the last treating psychiatrist of years, oh and a and a touch of ptsd. How slowly would you shave off Seroquel? It’s 90% being used as a sleep aid only. Formerly w/ an iatrogenic sedative hypnotic use d/o in full remission until it was decided... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: clement Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

PTSD and ASD 2023 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines Released
VA.gov | Veterans Affairs Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. www.healthquality.va.gov (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 13, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: AbnormalPsych Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Opening the Proverbial Pandora & #039;s Box?! Re: Australia ’s approval of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and depression is premature, say critics
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

How to present this "life situation" to residency directors.
Here goes... Father of 2 children, one adolescent, one preteen, married for 17 years. Two weeks into the first clinical rotation of 3rd year my wife comes to me and states that her depression is bad enough to where she is considering checking herself into a mental hospital; MDD, GAD, PTSD originally diagnosed in 2020 and started on meds. I took an LOA starting in August 2022 to help her and the kids. During this time my two children were also struggling with mental health issues and seeing... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 1, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: BrokeD* & KDoc Tags: Medical Students (DO) Source Type: forums