Autoimmune encephalitis is an unusual but important illness mental health care providers need to be aware of. Dr Deng and Dr Yeshokumar discuss.
"Despite many unanswered questions, Daniel M’Naghten is forever remembered as the man who set a lasting legal precedent."
How can psychiatric clinicians improve outcomes for this unique patient population?
Just as the progress over recent decades has improved the clinical evaluation and management of BD among children and adolescents, the remaining gaps serve to inform future progress.
Just as the progress over recent decades has improved the clinical evaluation and management of BD among children and adolescents, the remaining gaps serve to inform future progress.
Just as the progress over recent decades has improved the clinical evaluation and management of BD among children and adolescents, the remaining gaps serve to inform future progress.
Any efforts to build lasting peace cannot ignore the massive mental health needs in war-torn regions.
A number of factors affect treatment adherence, including the therapeutic alliance, perceived perceived lack of control, risk of dependence on medications, stigma associated with medication use, and more.
Based on recent data, it is looking more and more like the answer may be that social media is not particularly beneficial for most of us.
Patients often have questions concerning integrative therapeutic modalities, and it is important to know the existing evidence as well as limitations of current research.
The goals of psychotherapy education in medical school should be based on these seven ideals.
The goals of psychotherapy education in medical school should be based on these seven ideals.
A breakdown of how we are living up to the ideals and standards proposed by the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, including the pandemic's impact on parity.
I would not want to simply map the stars; I would also want to gaze upon them and contemplate the mystery of it all. Such is the 15-minute med check versus the essence of psychiatry.
A cultural shift has occurred and intimate partner violence (IPV) is no longer defined as a family affair, but one that has lasting effects on the individual, the family, and the community.
A cultural shift has occurred and intimate partner violence (IPV) is no longer defined as a family affair, but one that has lasting effects on the individual, the family, and the community.
As the evidence base grows and patients continue to demand better options, barriers will be lifted and neuromodulation will occupy a larger role in the psychiatric toolbox.
In this CME article, review the principles and applications of both invasive and noninvasive neuromodulation techniques for the treatment of mood disorders.
Chronotherapy presents a unique tool to add to the armamentarium of available modalities for management of non-seasonal depression. Clinicians should be familiar with its application and be able to implement it in recalcitrant sufferers.
This generation of young people may have a unique risk of exposure to stress and researchers and clinicians are increasingly concerned about the long-term health consequences of such chronic exposure for young adults.
This generation of young people may have a unique risk of exposure to stress and researchers and clinicians are increasingly concerned about the long-term health consequences of such chronic exposure for young adults.
This generation of young people may have a unique risk of exposure to stress and researchers and clinicians are increasingly concerned about the long-term health consequences of such chronic exposure for young adults.
Psychotic violence is associated with primary psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder. While it may be that psychotic violence is the least common type of violence in inpatient environments, it is also the most treatable.
Psychotic violence is associated with primary psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder. While it may be that psychotic violence is the least common type of violence in inpatient environments, it is also the most treatable.
A review of Marty Makary’s Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What It Means for Our Health (Bloomsbury, 2024).
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.
The vaccine needs to be appropriately framed: as a benefit, not a risk.
This innovative program at Massachusetts General Hospital addresses postoperative pain while preventing relapse in patients a history of opioid use disorder.
OCD symptoms can be quite difficult to recognize. Not understanding what is happening, patients tend to be ashamed and suffer in silence, often resulting in a period of 8 to 10 years of untreated illness and long-term negative outcomes.