Authors


Martha Zimmermann, PhD

Latest:

The Perinatal Mental Health Crisis

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affect 1 in 5 of perinatal individuals who are pregnant or up to 1 year postpartum. Over the past 2 decades, the US has seen an alarming rise in these disorders.


Rameshwari V. Tumuluru, MD

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Why Psychiatry Training Must Include Discussions on Structural Racism

The authors explore the impact of structural racism on psychiatry trainees and the patients they care for (and what can be done about it).


Shreya Raj, MD

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COVID-19 Brings Anosmia to the Attention of Psychiatrists

Loss of smell can be devastating for patients. How can psychiatrists deal with the associated psychological effects?


Margie Balfour, MD, PhD

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Addressing Suicide and Other Mental Health Crises With 988

US suicide rates reached an all-time high in 2022. Here’s how effective implementation of 988 can help address the problem.


Michael C. Li, MD

Latest:

Prognostic Considerations in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalopathy With Psychiatric Manifestations

This CME covers how CNS-related psychosis may require medical interventions beyond antipsychotic and other psychotropic medications.


Joshua R. Wortzel, MD, MPhil

Latest:

What Are Clinicians Missing About Catatonia?

An estimated 5% to 10% of acute psychiatric inpatients have catatonia—yet catatonia remains widely underdiagnosed.


Zishan Khan, MD

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The Dangers of Excessive Social Media Usage

Social media: every mental health professional’s worst nightmare.


Flavio Casoy, MD

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Psychiatrists Call for End to Cruel and Harmful Immigration Policy

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.


Jamie Manser

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Psychiatry for Primary Care: An Update on Hoarding Disorder

How can we effectively identify hoarding disorder, the various treatment options, and the research that informs these interventions?


Virginia Gray, LCSW

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Treating Comorbid Substance Abuse and Trauma

The potential role of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.


Molly Ansari, PhD, LCPC, ATR-BC

Latest:

Pointing Fingers: The Problem of Victim Blaming

Everything happens for a reason... or does it?


Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD

Latest:

Psychiatrists Call for End to Cruel and Harmful Immigration Policy

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.


Alexander Lupis, PhD

Latest:

International Community Must Prioritize Post-War Expansion of Ukraine’s Mental Health Care System

"Considerable resources must be devoted to healing the deep and painful—but frequently invisible—wounds that have scarred the minds of millions of Ukraine’s civilians and soldiers."


Willem H. J. Martens, MD, PhD

Latest:

The Psychopathic Enigma

This book presents and analyzes the self-reports of psychopaths. The author shares more on why you need to read it.


Jennifer M. Knight MD, MS

Latest:

5 Fast Facts for Addressing Distress & Depression in Cancer

Despite advances in clinical care for patients with cancer, distress and depression continue to haunt patients. These fast facts will help you better understand and care for patients with cancer.


Andres Ojeda, MD

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“I Want to Do This for My Baby”: The Woes of Pregnancy and Addiction

Substance use disorder may prove to be a significant issue for some mothers.


Melissa P. Bui, MD

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Critical Care Psychiatry: The Value of Psychiatrists in the ICU

In this CME article, learn more about common clinical conditions, consultation questions, and challenges in the field of critical care psychiatry.


Agata Piotrowska, BS

Latest:

The Importance of Avoiding Implicit Bias in Advocating for Patients

"Our own implicit biases come into play at times whether we like it or not, especially when it comes to frequently controversial medications."


Willemien Langeland, PhD

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Why Men and Women May Respond Differently to Psychological Trauma

PTSD is more prevalent in women than in men. What are the biological, psychosocial, and cultural factors that may explain why?


Akriti Sinha, MD

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Breaking the Skinny Standard: Anorexia on Screen

A television drama looks at eating disorders from the patient, physician, and family perspectives. What does it get right—and wrong?


Maria Lapchenko, DO

Latest:

Between Stoned and a Hard Place? Navigating Cannabis Medicolegal Issues

Given the significant variation in medical cannabis laws amongst states and the continually shifting legal landscape regarding its use, medical cannabis presents a unique challenge for medical professionals who consider recommending it to their patients


Kristina T. Kumpf, MA

Latest:

The Effects of Multidose Ketamine Treatment on Cognitive Performance Over Time in Patients With TRD

Experts present the results of a retrospective analysis of patients who received IV ketamine for TRD over a timeframe of up to 2 years.


Audrey Abelleira, PharmD, BCPS

Latest:

You Say Pain. I Say Addiction. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

This CME will inform clinicians with unique and much-needed skill sets in diagnosing substance use disorders and managing co-occurring chronic pain.


Elizabeth Morrison MD

Latest:

Let’s Ask the Right Questions About Medical Aid in Dying

Some patients are intractably and maybe even irredeemably ill. What should be done for them?


Melisa Noel

Latest:

Closing the Confidence Gap

“Confidence occurs when we feel supported, when we feel connection, when we have safety, and when we have experience under our belt.”


Tejasvi Kainth, MD

Latest:

HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: An Updated Pathophysiology

In this CME, learn more about the pathophysiology of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder and to review the research and various tools used to aid in the diagnosis.



Carol Graham

Latest:

Boosting Brain Health After COVID-19: A Convergence Solution

How can we face the current pandemic while addressing the brain health crisis?


Sri Gopal, MD

Latest:

The Best Solution to Nonadherence

More than 50% of patients with schizophrenia are estimated to be nonadherent with their antipsychotic medication regimen. What treatment solutions are available?


Raquel Gaerlan

Latest:

Sleep Spindles: A Comparison in Young Patients with Schizophrenia and Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis

What can we learn from sleep in schizophrenia? New research sheds light.

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