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Dissociation is defined as the segregation of a group of mental processes from the rest of a person’s usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, perception, and sensory and motor behavior.[1] Read the rest of this article »

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by Peter Dussias, MBA; Amir H. Kalali, MD; and Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH
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by Lisa C. Kaley-Isley, PhD, RYT-500; John Peterson, MD; Colleen Fischer, PhD; and Emily Peterson, CYT
Dr. Kaley-Isley is from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Psychiatry, Denver, Colorado; Dr. Peterson is Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services, Denver Health Medical Center and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado; Dr. Fischer is from Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Psychiatry, Denver, Colorado; and Ms. Peterson is from Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(8):20–32
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by Leah G. Frazier, MD, Capt, USAF, MC; Alvi Azad, DO, Capt, USAF, MC; Randal S. Scholma, MD, Capt, USAF, MC; and Kaustubh G. Joshi, MD, Maj, USAF, MC, FS
Drs. Frazier and Azad are General Psychiatry Residents, United States Air Force, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Dr. Scholma is Staff Psychiatrist, United States Air Force, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas; and Dr. Joshi is Associate Psychiatry Residency Training Director, Senior Forensic Psychiatrist, United States Air Force, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(8):33–37
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by Kelly Blankenship, DO, and Noha F. Minshawi, PhD
Dr. Blankenship is a developmental disabilities fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; and Dr. Minshawi is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(8):38–41
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by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD
Dr. R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio; Dr. L. Sansone is a family medicine physician (government service) and Medical Director of the Primary Care Clinic at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or the position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US government.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(8):42–45
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by Geetha Jayaram, MD, MBA; Hilary Sporney, MSN; and Pamela Perticone, RN

Dr. Jayaram is Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Health Policy and Management, Ms. Sporney is from the Department of Performance Improvement, and Ms. Perticone is from the Department of Psychiatric Nursing—All from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(8):46–49
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