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In music, we think of dissonance as a lack of harmony. Likewise, the psychological discomfort someone experiences when holding either contradictory beliefs or acting in ways different from one’s values is called “cognitive dissonance.” People often deal with this tension by either: “Digging in,” i.e., rationalizing thoughts/behaviors or rejecting conflicting information (the quick route of […]

I have written previously on the importance of rites and rituals to our well-being. This month, religious practitioners of varying faiths are experiencing Lent, Purim, Ramadan, Holi, Naw-Rúz and numerous other celebrations. To our Muslim colleagues, this weekend we wish you, “Eid Mubarak.” Today is also the Vernal Equinox, with many ancient, including Indigenous, rituals […]

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to be held from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at UND’s Southeast Campus Auditorium in Fargo, Leah Thompson, M.D., and Addy Nelson, LBSW, LMAC, LPCC, will present “Overview of first episode psychosis and introduction to the HELP Program.” Dr. Thompson is staff psychiatrist at Southeast Human […]

Rihan Muhammed, M.D., will present “White matter, dark thoughts: The psychiatric face of frontotemporal dementia” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at UND’s Southeast Campus auditorium in Fargo. Dr. Muhammed is a second-year resident in the UND Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Susan Wood, Ph.D., LP, ABPP-CN, adjunct clinical professor in the UND […]

Life is complicated, and our brains have developed short cuts in order to deal with such complexities. While such shortcuts can be very efficient, at other times these ways of thinking cause problems, as they often result in significant biases and inaccuracies. One particular type of thought pattern is termed a “cognitive distortion.” Cognitive distortions […]

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to be held from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at UND’s Southeast Campus Auditorium in Fargo, Dr. Mateo Jaramillo-Villegas will present “EMDR beyond PTSD: Evidence and implications for integration into clinical practice in psychiatry.” Dr. Jaramillo-Villegas is a second-year resident in the UND Psychiatry Residency Training […]

Most of you are well aware of former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s declaration of the “Loneliness Epidemic.” However, you might not be aware that healthcare professionals are at significantly high risk for loneliness. A Harvard Business Review study of a few years back named physicians and lawyers as the loneliest professionals, and a recent […]

For the next Neurology Grand Rounds, from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, Lisa Schock, M.D., psychiatrist at Prairie St. Johns in Fargo and associate director of UND’s Psychiatry Residency Training Program, will give a presentation on somatic symptom illnesses. The meeting will be held in-person at the Brain & Spine Clinic, […]

Kristine Steffen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., will present “Neurobiological Underpinnings of Eating Disorders & Obesity: Focus on the Microbiome” from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, via Zoom. Dr. Steffen is a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at North Dakota State University, a research scientist at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., and a […]

For the next Psychiatry Grand Rounds, to be held from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, Michael Burson, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W., L.C.S.W., the Fargo Region Health Equity and Experience Advisor at Sanford Health, will present “Examining the Role of Health Equity in Healthcare Today.” Upon completion of this program, the learner will be able […]