Authors


Gustavo Alva, MD, DFAPA

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An Update on Bipolar I Disorder

Our Mood Disorders Section Editor discusses the disorder in honor of World Bipolar Day.


Lindsey Carr

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Female Veterans with PTSD at Higher Risk of Heart Disease

Non-white veteran women of color may be at greater risk of developing heart disease, according to research.


Diane Hindman, MD, PharmD

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Updates in Pediatric Boarding: A Review of National Pediatric Boarding Consensus Panel Recommendations

The development of the National Pediatric Boarding Consensus Panel guidelines attempts to provide hospitals suggestions for a safe, timely, and equitable standard of care for patients who are boarding.


Rosine Perelberg, PhD

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In Conversation With a Sigourney Award Winner: The Intersection Between Psychoanalytic Thought and Social Anthropology

Rosine Perelberg, PhD, discusses psychoanalytic thought, social anthropology, and the future of psychoanalysis.


Alexis Chavez, 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.


Zina Chaker, DO

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It Didn’t End for Atlas: A Papageno Story in a Controversial Film

Are there parts of the movie “It Ends With Us” that could have suicide protective effects for viewers?


Eve Valera, PhD

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Violence Against Women and Acquired Brain Injuries

Violence against women and resulting traumatic brain injuries increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Kailey E. Roberts, PhD

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Finding Meaning in the Face of Suffering

An added component of cancer treatment is discovering what is most meaningful in the patient’s life and using that to buoy them during difficult moments. That, in a nutshell, is the psychiatrist's role.


Maryenela Illanes-Manrique, MD

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The Border Zone Between bvFTD and Primary Psychiatric Disorders

In this CME, learn more about frontotemporal lobar degeneration and the several overlapping syndromes that it encompasses, as well as how to distinguish behavioral variant frontotemporal lobar degeneration from other psychiatric disorders.


Gil Lichtshein, MD

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KarXT: PDUFA Date Approaches for Potential Treatment for Schizophrenia

The PDUFA date for KarXT for schizophrenia is September 26, 2024. Here’s what one expert thinks of this potential treatment.


Karen L. Jacob, PhD

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Resiliency in BPD Treatment

Why is resiliency important for patients with borderline personality disorder—and the clinicians who treat them?


Merranda McLaughlin, MS

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Cultural Issues in Caring for Patients With Psychosis

Sociocultural factors have been shown to impact both the presentation and course of schizophrenia/psychosis. Learn more here.


Vincent Zhang, MPH

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Help, My Patient Gave Me a Gift! What Do I Do?

How can you handle patient gifts as a clinician?


Pamela S. Kallmerten, PhD, DNP, RN, CNL

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Challenges with mHealth Apps for Depression and Suicide Prevention

Learn what potential challenges come with mHealth apps and how to overcome them to best fit patient needs.


Hanz Dismer, LCSW

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How Abortion Bans Harm Mental Health

Does a lack of abortion access fuel mental illness by exacerbating stress, poverty, and domestic violence? Learn more here.


Charles S. Burke, MD

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Valuable Insights to Share With the Psychiatric Community

Psychiatrists have valuable insights on political and societal issues that can be shared with the psychiatric community.



Azadeh Zamiri, MD

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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.


Paul Doghramji, MD, FAAFP

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Increasing Awareness of Insomnia

Drs Paul Doghramji and Leslie Citrome share approaches to communicate with patients and increase awareness of insomnia disorder


David Lehman, MD

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When Validation Is Harmful

Validating some patients could lead to both clinician and patient harm.


Peter J. Tyrer

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The Doctors Who Cut Out Your Appendix to Fix Your Head

In the early 20th century, British and American doctors looked for the causes of mental illnesses elsewhere in the body, with gruesome results.


Marvin J. Bittner, MD

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Vaccination Avoidance as Risk Avoidance Driven by Fear and Helplessness

We seek to reduce vaccine side effects—but what about the social media-compounded fears of anti-COVID vaccination?


Itamar Shapira, MD

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Unraveling the Threads of Trepidation: The Prevalence and Evolving Contours of Anxiety and Traumatic Stress

An understanding of evolving risk factors and pathophysiology is vital to optimal clinical management of anxiety disorders and PTSD.


Janeé M. Steele, PhD

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A Conversation About Black Mental Health and How CBT Can Be a Powerful Tool for Healing

Learn more about how cognitive behavior therapy can be used as a healing tool in marginalized communities.


Carmen Andreescu, MD

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Supporting Ukrainian Mental Health

“The acute and long-term psychological consequences of this tragedy will require large-scale aid.”


Amir Inamdar MBBS, DNB (Psych), MFPM

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Here's to a Psychedelic Revolution

Research is underway to make psychedelics agents a treatment option for psychiatric disorders.


Christina P.C. Borba, PhD, MPH

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Perspectives on Global Women’s Mental Health

This diverse group of women came together to explore the challenges in treating mental illness in patients who identify as female.


Ron Southwick

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AMA President Addresses the State of Medicine

“We didn’t pick this political fight, but we will stand up for our patients, for the policies of this House, and for our profession.”


Lubna Khawaja, MD

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Breaking the Spell: Fighting Myths About COVID-19 Vaccination

The vaccine needs to be appropriately framed: as a benefit, not a risk.


Savitha Prabhu, MScN

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Media & Mental Health: The Need for More Credible Information

Has the media’s obsession with the COVID-19 pandemic put global mental health at risk?

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