Authors


Erin Smith

Latest:

Building Brain Resilience: A Multi-Level Systems Approach

Beyond the COVID-19-driven shock, we must develop a resilient future in an increasingly uncertain world.


Rebecca Leaman

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Feeling Lucky? Convergence Mental Health as a Mechanism for Serendipitous Innovation

This mindset might be the key to mental health breakthroughs.


Neil Baum, MD

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Professional Courtesy: Guidelines for Physicians

What is allowed in terms of professional courtesy for physicians, including waiving fees for financial hardship or providing discounted care for physician colleagues and their families?


Steven Hassan, PhD

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Combating Cult Mind Control

How can we help individuals who are under undue influence or authoritative control?


Carlos A. Larrauri, MSN

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Early Intervention for Schizophrenia on the Horizon: Implications for Clinicians and Patients

Schizophrenia is one of the most recognized yet least understood chronic brain disorders.




Sam Clark, MD, PhD

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Much Ado About Something: Why There’s Excitement Behind Novel Mechanism of Action in Schizophrenia

Why are experts excited about KarXT, a novel muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist that, if approved, is poised to revolutionize schizophrenia treatment?


Hector A. Colon-Rivera, MD, CMRO

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Next Steps: Solutions and Recommendations For Healing

Climate change is a devastating existential threat that can exaggerate preexisting inequities and health/mental health problems. As mental health professionals committed to understanding deep emotional wounds and addressing complexities of relationships, psychiatrists have the tools to assist in bridging the current gaps.


Lauren Gaston-Hawkins, MPH

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Racism, Policing, and COVID-19 Disparities: We Need Action!

This moment in history cannot be lost. When you ask us if we are okay, be prepared to hear us say we are not . . . and never have been. Then be prepared to do more.


Richard Shader, MD

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Running

A psychiatrist shares his experience of how running has been a constant for him throughout life’s changes.


Paul W. Gleason, PhD

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Physician Assessments: Ageist or Necessary?

Should clinicians of a certain be assessed to ensure competence, or does that just foster stigma and stereotypes?


Marga Vicedo, PhD

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Clara Park’s Network of Correspondence About Autism

How one mother of a child with autism helped countless others better understand the autistic experience.


Kimberly Nordstrom, MD, JD, DFAPA

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Psychiatric Boarding in Emergency Departments

What does it mean to receive crisis care in the typical emergency department? Psychiatrists have a powerful role in reducing boarding.



Brendan King

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Sex, Drugs, and Psychosis: Reviewing Psychiatric Medications’ Taboo Side Effect

The sexual side effects of psychiatric medications are troubling enough that some patients consider treatment cessation. The authors review 5 strategies for managing sexual dysfunction.



Fernando Fernández-Aranda, PhD

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Co-occurring Substance Use and Eating Disorders

What does existing research say about the connection between substance use disorders and eating disorders?


Holly Betterly, MD

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Under the Influence: Misuse of Apetamin, the Illicit Social Media Weight-Gain Drug

In overdose, cyproheptadine may cause central nervous system depression and sedation, as well as anticholinergic syndrome.


Chris Winfrey, MD

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Psychological and Spiritual Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic

For some patients, quarantine and isolation may generate feelings of uncertainty. It is important to use accurate terminology, since the words we use and how we think shape our being and responses.


Philip Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS

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“Terminal Anorexia”: An Invalid Construct That Does Not Justify Medical Aid in Dying

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


Jaclyn Halpern, PsyD

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ADHD and the COVID-19 Pandemic

What are the unique challenges for individuals with ADHD?


Carissa Coudray

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Promoting Resiliency After First-Episode Psychosis

Simple but powerful strategies for drawing on patients’ existing character strengths and long-term goals.



Eric E. Brown, MD, MSc

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COVID-19, Cognition, and Dementias: What Role Has the Pandemic Played?

How does COVID-19 contribute to cognitive impairment in older adults and future cases of dementia?


Jodi Aman, LCSW

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Feeling Inadequate

Young people write a story about themselves being unable to accomplish things. It needs to be rewritten.


Lindsay-Rose Dykema, MD, MPH

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Mirrors and Jeweled Nets

What if we all knew there was a hidden safety net below us—a jeweled web to lift us when we hit rock bottom?


Jeremy D. Wortzel, MPhil

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Fostering Human Connection in a Sustainable Virtual World

How can psychiatry meet its ethical duty to mitigate climate change while also promoting collegiality at conferences?


Douglas Johnston, MD

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Violence Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department

"As society continues to grapple with the consequences of violent behaviors, increasing efforts to understand and mitigate the risks of such behaviors using evidence-based methods and tools will be essential."


Kunmi Sobowale, MD

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Let’s Build Brains Better! Brain Science-Inspired Policies for the Future

In order to face the rapidly changing, increasingly complex, and globally connected world, we need to focus on the importance of early brain and child development.

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