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Lessons From a Difficult YearA year after being hospitalized with COVID, a physician considers the pandemic’s larger meaning for American medicine—and for American society.
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No Magic Pill: A Psychiatrist’s Journey Through Grief and HealingFrom dealing with grief to treating a condition, healing can't come with just a magic pill.
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Defining Treatment-Resistant DepressionDoes treatment-resistant depression exist? These 2023 APA Annual Meeting panelists discuss definitions in this exclusive video.
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Psychiatrists Call for End to Cruel and Harmful Immigration PolicyThe 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.
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Understanding Adult Fire Setting, Pyromania, and ArsonFire setting is the current preferred term in the literature to describe acts of deliberately started fires regardless of their legal or diagnostic status.
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Sharing the Results: ALKS 3831ALKS 3831, if approved by the FDA, could be a promising new treatment option for schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder.
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After COVID-19 and Beyond the Opioid WaveLessons from the opioid epidemic should be applied to cases of methamphetamine abuse.
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Grief After SuicideAn adolescent psychiatric RN shares “Heavy Damage,” a poem about managing grief after losing a loved one to suicide.
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New Digital Psychiatry Tools to Improve CareThe last year has seen an unprecedented shift in the medical landscape, and mental health care is no exception. Experts look at the evidence and risks of digital tools, apps, telehealth, and other technologies for the treatment of serious mental illness.
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To Disclose or Not to Disclose? Lessons From a Dying TherapistWhen therapists are terminally ill, should they err on the side of self-disclosure or silence?
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Psychiatrists Call for End to Cruel and Harmful Immigration PolicyThe 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.
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What Happens to One of Us, Happens to All of UsEradicating structural racism takes actions both big and small. Read more to learn about one doctor’s experience and what you can do in your own practice.
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Meditating on the Breath of LifeBy separating patients from their thoughts, meditation can reduce stress and anxiety.
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Tumbling Into Telepsychiatry in the COVID-19 Era: Challenges and HopeThe are many elements to consider during this massive migration to telepsychiatry. Nonverbal, physical, and socioeconomic factors are all significant considerations of the shift in frame.
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The Confluence of Human Trafficking, Drug Trafficking, Militias, and Substance UseExplore the devastating impact of substance abuse, human trafficking, and conflict on individuals and communities.
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Brain Capital: An Emerging Investment OpportunityBrain Capital: a fresh approach to technologies and investing.
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Treatment Challenges for College Psychiatrists and Their PatientsThe pandemic has brought into focus treatment barriers, disruption in care, and possibly negative outcomes in the mental health of university students. To better understand the specific challenges of out-of-state students, the authors conducted an anonymous national survey of college psychiatrists.
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Planned Induction of Labor in a Patient With Acute Late-Pregnancy Psychosis: A Case ReportConsideration of both practical and ethical concerns, as well as an interdisciplinary approach, can lead to better outcomes for pregnant patients with psychosis.
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A New Drug for Schizophrenia-Related Cognitive Impairments?Listen to discussion on results from a recent Phase 1b clinical trial.
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Rehabilitation Through Stimulation: Exploring Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Substance Use DisordersIn this CME article, review the current treatment modalities for noninvasive brain stimulation in the treatment of substance use disorders, and to explore the potential for further expansion of indications.
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Inclusivity: Ensuring Patients Who Are Plus-Size Feel WelcomeA welcoming environment that fosters inclusivity is the first step in establishing a good therapeutic relationship.
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Technology-Enabled Care: The Future of Our FieldWhat will psychiatric practice look like in the year 2030?
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Insights From the 2022 AAPL Annual MeetingThe American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law hosted its first in-person meeting in October 2022. Check out these highlights.
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Let’s Build Brains Better! Brain Science-Inspired Policies for the FutureIn order to face the rapidly changing, increasingly complex, and globally connected world, we need to focus on the importance of early brain and child development.
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Holiday Foods to Boost WillpowerWhat can you put on your plate this holiday season to keep your body and mind healthy?
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Beyond Abstinence: Other Clinically Meaningful Endpoints for Patients With Substance Use DisordersWhile complete abstinence is a good goal, what other clinically meaningful endpoints are there for patients with substance use disorders? Learn more in this ACNP 2024 Annual Meeting session!
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2 True StoriesMedical student Liz Irvin discusses how storytelling is integral to her ability to stay sensitive when it comes to medicine and education, and shares a poem about an experience she had caring for others before starting medical school.
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Supporting Patients With Serious Mental Illness and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder30% to 60% of individuals seeking treatment for SUD also meet criteria for PTSD.
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Exploring Diagnostic Strategies in the Assessment of Mixed Affective StatesIn this CME article, examine how current DSM nosology defines the proper method of assessing a mixed-episode patient and which diagnostic labels to give them based on their presenting symptomatology.
