Author Archives: Joseph Thornton MD

https://bridgingapps.org/digital-navigators-for-mental-health/ Joseph Thornton

Bariatric News ⁦‪@BariatricNews‬⁩ Patients undergoing bariatric surgery substantially reduced their depressive symptom scores with comparable decreases occurring from six through 24 months after surgery, according to Canadian researchers ⁦‪@mbmc_cmcm‬⁩ tinyurl.com/2mj72nuj pic.twitter.com/rN0aEMiktr 3/1/23, 8:36 AM Joseph Thornton

SLACK Dr. Kiki Fehling ⁦‪@dbtkiki‬⁩ A new(!) DBT skill acronym to deal with nonacceptance of your emotions: When judging yourself harshly, cut yourself some SLACK. S – Self-validate. Observe and describe how your emotions make perfect sense. 3/2/23, 12:24 PM Joseph Thornton

Brain ⁦‪@Brain1878‬⁩ Memantine: a novel treatment for children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies New scientific commentary by Robyn Whitney & Puneet Jain bit.ly/3y3ZAiK pic.twitter.com/CW9xdEQfCV 3/1/23, 9:23 AM Joseph Thornton

Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ Don’t miss something treatable w/5HTT: Dystonia, Parkinsonism, Tremor, Chorea in a child w/ reasonably normal milestones; may resemble cerebral palsy. NEUROTRANSMITTER DISORDERS may be treatable with levodopa and/or 5HTP. Great case in conference today. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… pic.twitter.com/JZg2lowSXC 3/1/23, 9:00 AM Joseph Thornton

Roberta E V Castro🇧🇷🧠 ⁦‪@robertaevcastro‬⁩ World #delirium Awareness Day is coming and here is my infographic with tips for its non-pharmacological management in #peds #PedsICU #WDAD2023 ⁦‪@iDelirium_Aware‬⁩ ⁦‪@TheRakeshArora‬⁩ ⁦‪@JimRudolphMD‬⁩ ⁦‪@NydahlPeter‬⁩ ⁦‪@minipixie26‬⁩ ⁦‪@ChrisGabor_DCN‬⁩ ⁦‪@dr_shibley‬⁩ ⁦‪@deliriumkrish‬⁩ ⁦‪@AmerDelirium‬⁩ pic.twitter.com/aU91Hp6vfk 2/27/23, 7:12 PM Joseph Thornton

Dhruv Khullar ⁦‪@DhruvKhullar‬⁩ In this week’s ⁦‪@NewYorker‬⁩, I write about the converging worlds of algorithms, chatbots, and mental health care. Can artificial minds help heal real ones? What do we stand to gain, or lose, in letting them try? newyorker.com/magazine/2023/… 2/27/23, 9:57 AM Joseph Thornton

RMR ⁦‪@MedinaRiojaMD‬⁩ Disclaimer 🚨⚠️ This tweetorial is based on a great chaper from this amazing book. ⬇️👇 2/🧵 pic.twitter.com/qNm4znfH1D 2/27/23, 10:45 PM Joseph Thornton

My Weight – What to Know ⁦‪@myweight_wtk‬⁩ World Obesity Day is next month. Learn the science behind obesity by reading below. #wod2023 pic.twitter.com/PZjPQzHq2m 2/22/23, 12:35 PM Joseph Thornton

Michael Weintraub ⁦‪@MWeintraubMD‬⁩ In our study, patients maintained clinically significant weight loss, >10%, in 5 years of follow-up. What were the top3⃣meds with greater weight loss? Bupropion, metformin, and topiramate. academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-a… ⁦‪@alpanashuklamd‬⁩ ⁦‪@BevTchangMD‬⁩ 2/23/23, 7:10 AM Joseph Thornton