Trauma-related psychiatric disorders such as PTSD and grief often go undetected and untreated in older adults. Here's how to help.
ART can be used in conjunction with other trauma-focused therapies. This article discusses the clinical utility of ART, as well as the research behind it.
Given the severe burden, grave suffering, and lack of remission with standard therapeutics in many patients with PTSD, preliminary data on the role of ECT seems promising.
What is a common reason individuals cite for using complementary and integrative health approaches? Take the quiz.
Although efficacious treatments for PTSD have been established, many individuals remain symptomatic after treatment or never seek empirically supported therapies. This is where complementary and alternative medicine comes in.
What is the mindset of “anti-vaxxers,” and how can you connect with them as a clinician?
Two evidence-based psychosocial treatments are available for trauma-based nightmares. The authors provide a case illustration for each method.
The goal of this activity is to understand the relationship between endothelial function and arterial stiffness.
After 9/11, psychiatrists answered the call. Now, we are experiencing a strange time in our country.
Symptoms of alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal may resemble symptoms of bipolar disorder, making it difficult to diagnose and treat.
Symptoms of alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal may resemble symptoms of bipolar disorder, making it difficult to diagnose and treat.
New research highlights the potential benefits and detriments of treatment strategies for ADHD, including both pharmacological and nonpharmacological options.
This article examines the contributory role of diet on ADHD symptoms, including how the elimination of certain foods and additives, as well as the consumption of other foods or nutrients, may impact symptoms.
Here’s how nutrients can ameliorate psychiatric conditions.
Despite the proven efficacy and safety of medications for ADHD, abuse is a growing concern.
Despite the proven efficacy and safety of medications for ADHD, abuse is a growing concern.
Mental health stigma has been found to be a significant factor in African-American treatment engagement. For this reason, taking steps to understand cultural considerations is key.
Mental health stigma has been found to be a significant factor in African-American treatment engagement. For this reason, taking steps to understand cultural considerations is key.
Since so much has already been written about the opioid epidemic, it is reasonable to wonder whether we need another book about this phenomenon? Experts make the case for why we need more information-and urgently.
Opioids, suicide, and Alzheimer disease all play a large role in the life expectancy drop reported by the CDC.
One of the biggest challenges in treating depression is the ability to select the best treatment for a particular individual from among the many available options.
One of the biggest challenges in treating depression is the ability to select the best treatment for a particular individual from among the many available options.
One of the biggest challenges in treating depression is the ability to select the best treatment for a particular individual from among the many available options.
One of the biggest challenges in treating depression is the ability to select the best treatment for a particular individual from among the many available options.
How can we support faculty and staff mental health to benefit those individuals, as well as students and educational institutions?
One of the biggest challenges in treating depression is the ability to select the best treatment for a particular individual from among the many available options.
A chance encounter with a patient who had been slowly and painfully emerging from under the oppressive burden of a recent life-threatening illness and impairing mood symptoms changed everything for all parties involved.
Recent advances in EEG technology may one day be used to measure brain function throughout a patient’s lifespan, resulting in earlier diagnoses of psychiatric disorders.
Should hallucinogens such as ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin, and LSD be considered as treatment options for patients with mental illness?
As children raised on technology, it seems only natural that adolescents turn to the internet when they experience stress or mental health related symptoms. Turns out, this is both a good and bad thing.