Unemployment is associated with an array of social and psychological complexities, directly affecting patients' self-esteem and perceptions of self-worth. When a patient loses their job, the psychiatrist has 4 tasks.
The mortality rate is unacceptably high in patient with serious mental illnesses. Several psychosocial interventions have been developed that may benefit these patients.
The mortality rate is unacceptably high in patient with serious mental illnesses. Several psychosocial interventions have been developed that may benefit these patients.
The use of technology that supports remote methods of communication, assessment, and mental health care has become more timely, and important for researchers to adopt, refine, and implement.
An expert shares some clinical pearls from his lecture at the recent American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.
The use of technology that supports remote methods of communication, assessment, and mental health care has become more timely, and important for researchers to adopt, refine, and implement.
Simple but powerful strategies for drawing on patients’ existing character strengths and long-term goals.
The use of technology that supports remote methods of communication, assessment, and mental health care has become more timely, and important for researchers to adopt, refine, and implement.
The acute psychotomimetic effect of cannabis is transitory, but evidence indicates that the chronic use, especially if started in adolescence, contributes to the occurrence of schizophrenia.
The acute psychotomimetic effect of cannabis is transitory, but evidence indicates that the chronic use, especially if started in adolescence, contributes to the occurrence of schizophrenia.
Are investors harming mental health care?
The need for brain skills comes at a time of historically poor brain health. What can be done to help?
Although weight loss may be a favorable feature of healthful diets, "clean eating" can be taken to extremes. In this video, we interview Thomas R. Dunn, PhD, author of a recent CME for Psychiatric Times. Orthorexia Nervosa.
With increasing interest in pathologically healthful eating, there is considerable need for additional research and psychiatrists who can diagnose and treat orthorexia nervosa (ON).
Child psychiatrists offer their real-world experience of what they have seen in practice, together with tips and suggestions for clinicians who may be seeing similar symptoms in their young patients.
Assisting and empowering refugees is important now more than ever.
Assisting and empowering refugees is important now more than ever.
Thoughts on how we celebrate with our patients when they achieve a milestone in their work or convey a more finely tuned awareness of themselves.
Living with a mental illness is all too often accompanied by poverty and social disadvantage, which contribute to shortened life spans and reduced quality of life. However, there approaches for addressing many of the preventable causes of poor health and mortality in this patient population.
Policy initiatives can improve both physical and mental health care quality and outcomes for those with serious mental illnesses.
Policy initiatives can improve both physical and mental health care quality and outcomes for those with serious mental illnesses.
Mental health conditions are highly prevalent in homeless populations. Further research and advocacy are needed to address the obstacles that homeless individuals encounter in accessing mental health care.
Mental health conditions are highly prevalent in homeless populations. Further research and advocacy are needed to address the obstacles that homeless individuals encounter in accessing mental health care.
Emergency Psychiatry: Principles and Practice has something for everyone and is easily applicable to emergency and primary care.
Emergency Psychiatry: Principles and Practice has something for everyone and is easily applicable to emergency and primary care.
As we move forward from COVID-19, we take a look at noteworthy achievements that took place at lightning speed to inform response measures in future pandemics.
Amidst the fear, worry, and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, each day seems to bring news that is worse than the day before.
A psychiatrist shares reflections via a note to America.
Selfhood: a complex and continuously evolving identity that is anchored in the patient's history and dependent on language and memory. But there is so much more.