If approved, how will MDMA-assisted therapy impact clinical psychiatry? The CEO of Lykos Therapeutics shares her thoughts.
“It is of the utmost importance to provide culturally competent forensic psychiatric services that are better suited to the needs of the African American community.”
How can digital therapeutics more readily be brought into the hands of patients with serious mental illnesses?
Here's why you should attend Real Psychiatry!
An expert offers a critical examination of the "slippery slope" argument.
Understanding and addressing the unmet therapeutic needs of individuals living with mental health conditions.
What is the connection between ADHD diagnosis and a Western dietary pattern?
In this 2-part Special Report, we highlight the urgency of addressing child and adolescent mental health.
In advance of the June 4 FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on MDMA-assisted therapy, we sat down with Alejandra Alva, MD, to get his first impressions.
Seniors living independently have suffered isolation during the pandemic. What role can technology play in solving this?
With the growing elderly population and the prevalence of cognitive impairment, how can we protect older adults from financial scams?
A look at the association between cannabis use and schizophrenia, as well as the need for comprehensive public health policies and education.
Given that two-thirds of patients treated for a major depressive episode will fail to achieve remission of symptoms after 2 or more treatment trials of first-line antidepressants, the probability of remission will further decrease with subsequent medication trials. Treatment strategies for patients with TRD include augmentation, where a medication is added to a current antidepressant versus switching to a different antidepressant.
The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (America’s mental health think tank) calls for an end to the use of Title 42 to expel asylum seekers at the southern border. This policy places LGBTIQ asylum seekers in particular danger.
If Roe v Wade is overturned, how will patients with serious mental illness be affected?
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many diagnoses can it make? The photographer and psychiatrist Hugh Welch Diamond, MD, shares insights into the humanity and stigma of mental illness in Victorian England.
Key nutrients are essential to maintaining health. Here's an overview of B12.
Classic psychedelic research is rapidly expanding...
Cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with a host of negative outcomes.
Here’s how the Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry can help you connect with your fellow psychiatrists about complex mental health issues in the workplace.
The medical community must examine how and what we can do to welcome and serve the black and brown communities that may view us as the authority they dare not call.
Issues of well-being, especially during a disaster or pandemic, are not going to disappear. Dr Cross Hansel talks suicide prevention week and how to get patients back to their pre-pandemic mental health state.
Contesters of STAR*D discuss the impact and relevance of the study's remission rates.
Traumatic life events are common among individuals who experience psychosis. Here's how best to assess and treat.
How can we prevent retraumatization of vulnerable individuals and enable them to seek redress?
Mental health leads with 36% of all outpatient visits and 39% of all telehealth services. What effect does this have on psychiatric practice?
It’s time to address adult ADHD.