Michalla B. Braford, DO

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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Michalla B. Braford, DO, is affiliated with Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Braford has published extensively on topics including addiction, patient care, psychiatry, cardiology, cognition, posttraumatic stress disorder, primary care, and suicide. The author’s work addresses clinical challenges such as managing alcohol use disorders in primary care, assessing and treating posttraumatic stress disorder, evaluating cognitive effects of hypotension, and improving mental health outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors. Braford’s articles have appeared in Psychiatrist.com between 2025 and 2026.

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Impact of Religious Practices on Health
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Impact of Religious Practices on Health

August 4, 2026

The importance of patients’ spiritual and religious practices is frequently under-appreciated by health care providers. Read this case vignette and discussion to find out more.
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Communicating With Intubated Patients
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Communicating With Intubated Patients

July 2, 2026

Communication difficulties associated with critical illness and mechanical ventilation increase the likelihood of developing neuropsychiatric sequelae of critical illness and can worsen short- and long-term patient outcomes.
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Improving Cardiac Arrest Survivorship
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Improving Cardiac Arrest Survivorship

June 4, 2026

Affective states and conditions such as anxiety, PTSD, and depression are common in those who have survived a cardiac arrest, and untreated psychiatric symptoms are associated with worse cardiac...
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Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care
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Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care

May 21, 2026

Patients with major depressive disorder and a comorbid AUD often present with more severe manifestations, including thoughts of suicide, co-occurring personality disorders, and higher rates of smoking.
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Treatment and Referral for AUD in Primary Care
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Treatment and Referral for AUD in Primary Care

January 13, 2026

Explore which treatments are best for your patients with alcohol use disorders and when you should refer for specialized psychological or pharmacologic interventions.
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Diagnosis and Management of Rage
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Diagnosis and Management of Rage

December 23, 2025

This article offers a practical framework for distinguishing rage from irritability and impulsivity, identifying underlying neuropsychiatric drivers, and guiding evidence-based management across conditions including PTSD, TBI, and mood disorders.
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Impact of Hypotension on Cognitive Function
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Impact of Hypotension on Cognitive Function

October 23, 2025

Hypotension acts synergistically to affect mental status by compounding problems with gas exchange, neurovascular dynamics, neuronal metabolism, and neurotoxicity.
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Serious Suicide Attempt Management
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Serious Suicide Attempt Management

July 8, 2025

Approximately half of the individuals who take their own life have had contact with their primary care provider within the month before their death.
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