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Noel Amaladoss, MD

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Dietary Interventions for ADHD: Emerging Research and Considerations

What is the connection between ADHD diagnosis and a Western dietary pattern?


Tiffany McKenzie

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Technological Ventures Offer New Hope for the Future of Psychiatry

Technology holds great promise to improve the future of mental health. Here: an overview of the types of techology-based solutions currently available.


Roberta Zanzonico, MD

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Sex Addiction: Playing Now in Theaters

After the recent escalation of sexual scandals, the term "sex addiction" has come to the forefront.


Renee M. Sorrentino, MD

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Sex Addiction: Playing Now in Theaters

After the recent escalation of sexual scandals, the term "sex addiction" has come to the forefront.


Robert van Reekum, MD, FRCPC

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychosis: Clinical Considerations

Psychosis can preexist TBI, and psychosis may increase the risk of TBI. This review, however, focuses on cases of psychosis following TBI.


Emma Alaine van Reekum

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychosis: Clinical Considerations

Psychosis can preexist TBI, and psychosis may increase the risk of TBI. This review, however, focuses on cases of psychosis following TBI.


Uma Suryadevara, MD

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Mini Quiz: Prescribing Opioids to the Elderly

The short vignettes in this quiz highlight the importance of understanding the delicate balance between risks and benefits when prescribing opioids.


Richard Holbert, MD

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Opioid Use in the Elderly

While opioid use disorders are more common in younger patients, prevalence among the elderly is growing.


Robert Averbuch, MD

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Opioid Use in the Elderly

While opioid use disorders are more common in younger patients, prevalence among the elderly is growing.


Priya Sharma, MD

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Mini Quiz: Evaluating Dementia

Cognitive impairment is not always associated with dementia. For this reason, a full comprehensive history is an integral component of any assessment. Take the quiz to learn more.


Melinda Lantz, MD

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Mini Quiz: Evaluating Dementia

Cognitive impairment is not always associated with dementia. For this reason, a full comprehensive history is an integral component of any assessment. Take the quiz to learn more.


Saeed Ahmed, MD

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Buprenorphine and Its Therapeutic Potential in Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers discuss new research on buprenorphine, the “gold standard” treatment for opioid use disorder at the APA Annual Meeting.


Thomas M. Penders, MD, MS

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Opioid Overdoses and Naloxone: What Everyone Needs to Know

More than 6 out of 10 deaths involve prescribed opioids. The authors address guidelines for who should (and who should not) receive a naloxone prescription.


Lee Elizabeth Wachtel, MD

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ECT for Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism: A New Indication

ECT has been found effective in mitigating the deleterious consequences of SIB.


Christopher Lemon, MD

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The User Experience: A Key Step in Realizing the Role of Mental Health Apps

With greater expertise in user experiences, psychiatrists can position themselves to more strongly guide technology companies in building and implementing better apps.


D.J. Jaffe

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Jury is Out on Paid Peer Support for People with Mental Illness

This author makes a case against paid peer support for people with mental illness.


Sophia Wang, MD

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Mini Quiz: Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

A 67-year-old man complains of memory loss, difficulty with finances, mood swings, anxiety, and generalized weakness after a recent ICU hospitalization. After reading the case, take the quiz.


You Na P. Kheir, MD

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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Recognizing the Critical Need for Psychiatric Care

What are the symptoms and treatment strategies for this rapidly growing phenomenon in older adults?


Duane Allen, MD

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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Recognizing the Critical Need for Psychiatric Care

What are the symptoms and treatment strategies for this rapidly growing phenomenon in older adults?


Babar Khan, MD, MPH

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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Recognizing the Critical Need for Psychiatric Care

What are the symptoms and treatment strategies for this rapidly growing phenomenon in older adults?


Kate Richards, MD

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14 Medical Conditions That Contribute to Insomnia

Finding and treating the underlying cause of sleep disturbance is critical to effective management. Here are a few medical conditions that may trigger key disrupting symptoms.


Jeremy Demartini, MD

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14 Medical Conditions That Contribute to Insomnia

Finding and treating the underlying cause of sleep disturbance is critical to effective management. Here are a few medical conditions that may trigger key disrupting symptoms.


Glen Xiong, MD

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14 Medical Conditions That Contribute to Insomnia

Finding and treating the underlying cause of sleep disturbance is critical to effective management. Here are a few medical conditions that may trigger key disrupting symptoms.


Gerald P. Perman, MD

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Lac-yawn? A Jacques-ular Exchange: From our Readers

Drs differ on the advisability of reading a certain famous French psychoanalyst.


Eric A. Storch, PhD

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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.


James J. Strain, MD

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Adjustment Disorders

What is the role of stress in the manifestation of depressive symptoms?


Shawn Edrei, PhD

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Lessons Learned From Mental Health Portrayals in Video Games

A review of the video game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and implications for psychiatry.


Elizabeth Sinclair

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HOCUS POCUS: How the NIMH Made 2 Million People With Schizophrenia Disappear

The last major study of the prevalence of schizophrenia in the US was carried out in the early 1980s. The results from that study have been used for 3 decades.


Jehannine Austin, PhD, CGC

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Genetics in the Clinical Setting: The Role of Psychiatric Genetic Counseling

Practical guidance for psychiatrists who wish to confidently address questions regarding genetics that may be posed by patients and their families.


James R. Rundell, MD, FAPM

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What’s in a Name? Name Changes for Subspecialty and the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine

The name of the subspecialty Psychosomatic Medicine has become Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. And the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine has changed its name to the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Here's why.

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