Dr. Leilani SharpeMar 21, 20222 minPsychiatric TerminologyPsychiatric Terminology: Cross-TitrationIn an idyllic world, a patient who requires psychiatric medications would only need one medication and it would be very easy to determine...
Dr. Leilani SharpeMar 8, 20222 minPsychiatric TerminologyPsychiatric Terminology: ProsodyWhen reviewing a person's history and their symptoms, a psychiatrist not only listens to the words a person is saying as they tell their...
Dr. Leilani SharpeFeb 14, 20222 minPsychiatric TerminologyPsychiatric Terminology: EuthymiaEuthymia is a frequently used term in psychiatry that, in my experience, is just not used in everyday conversation. As a result, when it...
Dr. Leilani SharpeFeb 10, 20222 minPsychiatric TerminologyPsychiatric Terminology: MoodIn US culture, it's very common to greet a person by asking, "Hey! How are you?" The goal is not so much to stop and begin an intensive...