Ronald W. Pies, MD

How can psychiatric clinicians help their patients (and themselves) identify and navigate the aftermath of the election?

A final argument on psychiatric diagnoses.

"Back home, we glimpse our autumn faces in the hallway mirror."

It is simply not the case that the DSM diagnostic categories are defined only by symptoms...

Diagnostic criteria are not the same as the disorders they identify.

Not knowing the pathophysiology of a condition does not mean we have no causal explanation of the patient’s suffering and incapacity.

What role does countertransference play in physician-assisted suicide? Learn more here.

Physician-assisted suicide is now legal in 11 jurisdictions in the US. To this, several clinicians say: “We must care for the dying, not make them dead.” Learn more in our June cover story.

How a radical proposal from California and 3 cases of anorexia nervosa from Colorado exemplify the "slippery slope" of physician-assisted suicide.

For many psychiatric conditions, psychotherapy, not medication, is the preferred first-line treatment.

Mental illness was quite real for “the Father of Pathology,” whose nuanced view of disease prefigured the biopsychosocial model.

Knowing the difference between one condition and another is critical, even when the precise diagnosis is unclear.

In tough times, the cultivation of gratitude can help our patients—and us, too.

Delve into the imperative of embracing epistemic humility in psychiatry.

Does anorexia nervosa constitute an illness worthy of physician-assisted suicide? These authors think not.

As we say goodbye to summer…

In this insightful interview, experts discuss the journey toward a more humanistic approach in psychiatry, the challenges of integrating biological and psychosocial aspects, and the need for comprehensive training for future psychiatrists.

The temptation to see a charismatic figure as a “savior” undermines individual autonomy and threatens democracy.

Experts discuss mental health with artificial intelligence.

What is the psychology behind the destruction of books?

What happens when you talk to artificial intelligence?

About half of the US population believes in at least 1 conspiracy theory. An expert explores the political, sociological, and psychological factors of the false flag concept.

However we may define autonomy, it is but one factor in judging the ethics of assisted suicide.

What if defining and treating disease is not, after all, the primary function and mission of psychiatry?

About half of the US population believes in at least 1 conspiracy theory. How can we stick to the facts?

In the case of antidepressants, a few recent articles may make it tempting to throw the baby out with the bathwater. But on close examination, that would be a mistake on many levels...

As patients improve with antidepressant treatment, emotional numbing decreases.

The latest claim that antidepressants don't work: refuted.

“Summer, like the body, bends slowly toward its end…”

What is a psychopath? Here's why school shooters may not fit the definition.