When Outpatient Psychiatric Care Is Not Enough

• By: Eric M. Plakun, MD Thomas Franklin, MD The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
• January 14th, 2025
• adolescents, crisis stabilization, mental health, recovery, substance use recovery, suicide, suicide prevention, therapy, treatment, Winter 2025 Issue
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Key Points: The accepted goal of treatment is recovery—pursuit of a self-directed life, not just crisis stabilization. Those having difficulty pursuing recovery in outpatient treatment should consider residential treatment. Residential treatment ideally occurs in a community over...

How to Counter TikTok’s Mental Health Misinformation

• By: Ashvin Sood, MD The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
• October 10th, 2024
• adolescents, AHDH, identity, mental health, social media, technology, TikTok
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KEY POINTS: During the pandemic, TikTok served as a way for teens to connect with others over sharing a mental health illness. Predatory advertising and popularity incentives drove creation of content that promoted self-diagnosis and misinformation. Parents and clinicians can assist...