In the Media


– In this article, Vivien Burt and I discuss a new way to think about the difficult decision about whether to take psychiatric medication during pregnancy.

-Three doctors, one opinion: take care of yourselves too, mamas!

– In this piece, Robin Berman and I think together about what it means to have a mature relationship, and outline ten qualities to look for in an “emotional grown-up.”

-In this piece, Vivien Burt, Robin Berman and I discuss the impact of real-time electronic charting on the doctor-patient relationship.

-In this piece, Vivien Chan and I provide practical advice to psychiatrists treating college students in the community
Academic Publications
Burt VK, Rasminsky S, Murphy-Barzilay E, Suri R. “Treatment of Women.” In Roberts LW et al, ed. American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, 7th Edition, American Psychiatric Association Publishing, forthcoming (completed 2018)
Rasminsky S, Murphy-Barzilay E, Burt VK. “Treatment of Depression.” In Uguz F, ed. Perinatal Psychopharmacology, Springer Publishing, forthcoming (completed 2018)
Heiman HL, Rasminsky S, Bierman JA, Evans DB, Kinner KG, Stamos J, Martinovich Z, McGaghie WC. Medical students’ observations, practices, and attitudes regarding electronic health record documentation. Teach Learn Med. 2014;26(1):49-55.
Sidhu SS, Chandra RM, Wang L, Gollan JK, Rasminsky S, Brar SK, Anzia JM. The effect of an end-of-clerkship review session on NBME psychiatry subject exam scores. Acad Psychiatry. 2012 May 1;36(3):226-8.
Rasminsky, S. Somatic Treatment and Psychopharmacology. In Blitzstein SM, ed., Lange Q&A Psychiatry 10th Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, 2011.
Rasminsky S, Lomonaco A, Auchincloss E. Work hours regulations for house staff in psychiatry: bad or good for residency training? Acad Psychiatry. 2008 Jan-Feb;32(1):54-60.
Rasminsky S. Premenstrual moods or depression? Use logs to track monthly cycles. Current Psychiatry 2004 May;3(5):114
Wiegartz P, Rasminsky S. Treating OCD in patients with psychiatric comorbidity. Current Psychiatry 2005 April; 4(4)
Rasminsky S. Hysteria. In Albrecht GL, ed., Encyclopedia of Disability, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2005