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Depression Treatment Response Beyond 50% Improvement

Original Research

Depression Treatment Response Beyond 50% Improvement

May 8, 2023

Although most depression treatment research focuses on symptom improvement, patients have additional treatment priorities, including functioning, coping ability, and quality of life.

Mark Zimmerman, Sin-Ying Lin

Psychiatric Diagnoses in Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients

Original Research

Psychiatric Diagnoses in Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients

September 26, 2022

This study drew on interviews of over 2,200 people to compare psychiatric diagnoses between transgender or gender diverse patients and cisgender patients presenting for psychiatric treatment.

Mark Zimmerman, Isabel Benjamin, Craig Seijas-Rodriguez

Positive Predictive Value

Commentary

Positive Predictive Value

August 24, 2022

In this Commentary, the author posits that knowledge about positive predictive value—the probability a person identified as ill by a screening test does indeed have the illness—is important for...

Mark Zimmerman

Psychiatric Patients Who Do Not Believe They Deserve to Get Better

Brief Report

Psychiatric Patients Who Do Not Believe They Deserve to Get Better

June 8, 2022

This study of 405 patients in a partial hospital program examined the prevalence of the belief of “undeservingness” (ie, that one does not deserve to be treated) and the...

Mark Zimmerman, Lena Becker

Should Blind Psychiatrists Be Paid Less?

Commentary

Should Blind Psychiatrists Be Paid Less?

May 23, 2022

Dr Zimmerman comments on a recent meta-analysis by Scott and colleagues on the use of video-based telehealth in treatment of PTSD.

Mark Zimmerman

Letter to the Editor

Telehealth Partial Hospital Level of Care and Borderline Personality Disorder: Reply to Renn et al

August 17, 2021

The authors reply to a letter by Renn et al regarding their recent study comparing the safety, effectiveness, and acceptability of telehealth and in-person partial hospital level of care.

Mark Zimmerman, Douglas Terrill, Madeline Ward, et al

Commentary

Screening Tests Are Not Diagnostic

March 30, 2021

This commentary discusses a recent article on the use of electroconvulsive therapy for depressed patients with and without borderline personality disorder.

Mark Zimmerman

Original Research

Telehealth Treatment of Partial Hospital Patients

March 16, 2021

Because of COVID-19, much behavioral health care is now delivered virtually. Is this as effective as in-person treatment? Read the article to learn more.

Mark Zimmerman, Douglas Terrill, Catherine D’Avanzato, et al

The Differential Diagnosis of MDD Versus BP

Academic Highlights

The Differential Diagnosis of MDD Versus BP

May 14, 2019

Given the similarity in clinical presentation between major depressive disorder (MDD) and the depressive episodes of bipolar disorder (BP), misdiagnoses occur too often. Read this Academic Highlights to learn...

Roger S. McIntyre, Mark Zimmerman, Joseph F. Goldberg, et al

Original Research

Identifying Borderline Personality Disorder

January 15, 2019

Research has shown success in identifying borderline personality disorder (BPD) using the single criterion of affective instability. But can this screening method be used to recognize BPD in individuals...

Mark Zimmerman, Caroline Balling, Kristy Dalrymple, et al

Article

Depression Remission on 3 Scales

February 22, 2017

Experts in the treatment of depression have emphasized the importance of striving for remission. But how do you know when your patient's depression has remitted? Do different standardized scales...

Mark Zimmerman, Emily Walsh, Michael Friedman, et al

Commentary

Generalizability of Placebo-Controlled Studies of Antidepressants

December 28, 2016

This commentary by Mark Zimmerman, MD, discusses the article "Generalizability of Neuroimaging Studies in 5 Common Psychiatric Disorders Based on the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions...

Mark Zimmerman

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