Authors


Margaret D. Weiss, MD, PhD

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Mini Quiz: Measuring Sleep Quality in Patients With ADHD

Which tool is useful to measure night-to-night variability, sleep onset latency, and sleep duration in those with ADHD?


Nicole M. McBride, MPH

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ADHD: A 24-Hour Disorder

Sleep difficulties and sleep disorders are the most common comorbidities reported in individuals with ADHD. Careful assessment will lead to helpful interventions.


Philip Shaw, BM BCh, PhD

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ADHD Neuroimaging: What’s New?

These three recent trends in ADHD neuroimaging may lead to objective tools for diagnosis as well as stimulate discovery of novel therapeutics.


Norman “Mike” Camp, MD

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Vietnam, 50 Years Later: Remembering Those Who Served

The mental health challenges that arose in Vietnam over the course of the war were in many respects both prodigious and unprecedented. An estimated 200 psychiatrists, including two women, served in Vietnam with the Army, Navy, and Air Force between 1964 and 1973.


The Carter Center

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Mental Illness Will Cost the World $16 USD Trillion by 2030

An estimated 12 billion working days are lost due to mental illness every year, according to a new report.


Christopher W. Drapeau, PhD

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Suicide Risk and Sleep: What’s the Link?

Sleep disturbances have been identified as a suicide risk factor, yet hypnotic medications, which are often used to treat sleep issues, have been linked to suicide-related thoughts, plans, and attempts. What’s the best way to assess and treat sleep disturbances in patients at risk of suicide?


Christine LaGrotta, MD

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We're on the Air: A Psychosocial Podcast

A look at therapist Esther Perel’s podcast on couples therapy, Where Should We Begin?


Anita Riecher-Rössler, MD

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Introduction: Gender-Specific Issues Relative to Mental Illness

This Special Report offers insight into gender vulnerabilities and clinical implications in areas like schizophrenia, Alzheimer dementia, and anxiety disorders.


Bronwyn M. Graham, MPsychol (Clinical), PhD

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Mini Quiz: Hormone Levels and Trauma

A quiz on sex imbalance, anxiety disorders, and trauma.


Michelle M. Mielke, PhD

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Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer Disease Dementia

Several misconceptions exist about the study of sex and gender in the AD field. The initial focus of this article is on whether women are at greater risk.


Florence Thibaut, MD, PhD

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Issues in Women’s Health: Global Lessons, Opportunities, and Challenges

Women are currently facing a number of important issues in mental health. How can clinicians improve this situation?


Danielle S. Taubman, MPH

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Comprehensive Depression Center Debuts New Tool for Managing Mental Health

Patients who use educational resources, such as the Depression Center Toolkit, are much more likely to become an active and engaged participant in managing his or her own health.


Ryan Holliday, PhD

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Mini Quiz: Why Language Matters

A quiz about non-pejorative suicidal self-directed violence nomenclature.


Bridget Matarazzo, PsyD

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Suicide Risk Assessment and Management: Tips for Improving Care and Outcomes

Determining how to ensure delivery of excellent care while balancing medicolegal demands may seem to be an impossible task. When done in a collaborative way, safety planning can help the clinician better understand risk and targets for intervention.


Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, PhD

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Mini Quiz: Suicide in Children and Adolescents

Where does suicide rank as cause of death among young people? Find the answer and a discussion in this quiz.


David Fogelson, MD

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Child and Adolescent Suicide and Self Harm: Treatment and Prevention

Combining clinical wisdom, skill, and knowledge may allow us to shift the trend toward increasing suicide rates and provide care that helps youths build lives they want to live.


Olivia Fitzpatrick

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Child and Adolescent Suicide and Self Harm: Treatment and Prevention

Combining clinical wisdom, skill, and knowledge may allow us to shift the trend toward increasing suicide rates and provide care that helps youths build lives they want to live.


Jennifer Hughes, MD

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Child and Adolescent Suicide and Self Harm: Treatment and Prevention

Combining clinical wisdom, skill, and knowledge may allow us to shift the trend toward increasing suicide rates and provide care that helps youths build lives they want to live.


Aarya Krishnan Rajalakshmi, MD

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Reducing Suicide Risk: The Role of Psychotherapy

This article provides a brief synopsis of the research regarding the use of psychotherapy to manage suicidal behavior, followed by several examples of strategies that such treatment employs.


Umadevi Naidoo, MD

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Nutritional Psychiatry: The Gut-Brain Connection

Nutritional psychiatry is developing into a real opportunity for clinical intervention for patients who suffer from depression and anxiety.


David W. Reid, MD

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Rocko

Rocko’s story was like theirs-tragedy, survival, despair, resilience, family loyalty, and hope.


Michele Gaspar, DVM, LCPC

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A Psychiatrist, a Veterinarian, and an Emergency Physician Resolve to Improve Mental Health

Professionals in our fields are even more reluctant than the general public to seek mental health care because of stigma and negative career consequences. Here are 10 ways to address mental "unwellness."


Randall Levin, MD

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A Psychiatrist, a Veterinarian, and an Emergency Physician Resolve to Improve Mental Health

Professionals in our fields are even more reluctant than the general public to seek mental health care because of stigma and negative career consequences. Here are 10 ways to address mental "unwellness."


Chris Fitzpatrick, MB

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Monarchs and the President

The Monarch’s cortex, head of a pin, contains maps of Earth and heavens within...


Donald C. Fidler, MD, FRCP-I

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Calling on the Arts to Thrive During a Pandemic

The pandemic has driven a psychiatrist into isolation, but his long history in the arts helps him reconnect.


Adam Bartlett Hill, MD

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Mini Quiz: Health Professionals and Barriers to Psychiatric Treatment

In a national epidemic of caregiver distress and suicide, what barriers still stand in the way of seeking mental health treatment for medical professionals?


Julie E. Richards, PhDc, MPH

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An Integrated Care Approach to Identifying and Treating the Suicidal Person in Primary Care

Although psychiatrists may be better trained to treat suicidal patients, most patients with suicidal ideation are receiving care outside of specialty psychiatric settings and can benefit from interventions in primary care.


Rebecca Parrish, LICSW

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An Integrated Care Approach to Identifying and Treating the Suicidal Person in Primary Care

Although psychiatrists may be better trained to treat suicidal patients, most patients with suicidal ideation are receiving care outside of specialty psychiatric settings and can benefit from interventions in primary care.


Amy Lee, MPH

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An Integrated Care Approach to Identifying and Treating the Suicidal Person in Primary Care

Although psychiatrists may be better trained to treat suicidal patients, most patients with suicidal ideation are receiving care outside of specialty psychiatric settings and can benefit from interventions in primary care.


Katharine Bradley, MD, MPH

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An Integrated Care Approach to Identifying and Treating the Suicidal Person in Primary Care

Although psychiatrists may be better trained to treat suicidal patients, most patients with suicidal ideation are receiving care outside of specialty psychiatric settings and can benefit from interventions in primary care.

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