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The Failed Concept of Treatment ResistanceExplore treatment resistance at the 2024 APA Annual Meeting!
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New Hope for PTSD Treatment?The latest trial results for MDMA-assisted therapy are in—and they are eye-catching.
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Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Psychiatric Implications of Overturning Roe v Wade"Research clearly demonstrates that although abortion is more likely in highly stressful life situations—which may include mental illness—abortion itself does not cause psychiatric illness; the most common response is relief."
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Malingering as a Maladaptive Pattern of Survival During the PandemicMalingering is a common challenge for emergency department clinicians, particularly during the pandemic. Here are 3 cases of COVID-19–induced malingering.
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How Readily Do Physicians Switch Careers?Is the COVID-19 burnout enough to make some physicians step away from medicine?
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Contingency Management Is a Powerful Clinical Tool for Treating Substance Use Research Evidence and New Practice Guidelines for UseContingency management is an effective behavior change technique commonly used to treat substance use disorders.
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Blocking NeuroinflammationPatients with chronic inflammatory diseases, especially rheumatoid arthritis, are at 800% increased risk for developing Alzheimer disease compared to the general population. A new treatment is in the works to combat this inflammation.
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Solving the Case of the Perplexing SymptomsAlcohol use is often underreported by patients. This case demonstrates the importance of obtaining the most accurate information possible in the initial patient interview.
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Effectively Treating Opioid Use DisorderWhat digital therapeutic treatment for opioid use disorder will soon be available to complement psychiatric care?
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Lessons Learned from a Resident-Driven Mental Health Policy Elective ExperienceOne psychiatry resident describes his experience creating a mental health policy and advocacy elective.
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MDMA's FDA Pause: An Opportunity to Amplify Approved PTSD TreatmentsWhile new treatment options in the PTSD space can be exciting, we cannot lose sight of the treatments that are already readily available.
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Behind Bars: An Insider’s Perspective on Correctional Psychiatry"The fact is that these patients have a huge capacity to improve their lives, far more than the average person. The work done with them in a clinical setting echoes throughout their families and communities and can be some of the most rewarding work for clinicians."
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Finding Meaning in the Face of SufferingAn 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.
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The Goldwater Rule: Removing the Gag on Free SpeechOne reader argues against the limits of the Goldwater Rule.
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988: The 1-Year AnniversaryThe CEO of the AFSP discusses the big 1-year anniversary of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline switch to 988.
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Violence Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department"As society continues to grapple with the consequences of violent behaviors, increasing efforts to understand and mitigate the risks of such behaviors using evidence-based methods and tools will be essential."
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Why Are Patients With COVID-19 at Risk for Drug-Drug Interactions?Drug-drug interactions are complicating COVID-19 treatment. Read what you need to know to keep yourself and your patients safe before and during COVID infection.
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Delivering Health Care Through Digital Mental Health EcosystemsHere’s how a digital mental health ecosystem can seamlessly connect and support all facets of mental health care.
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“Happy Accidents”: Repurposing MetforminThere is an accumulating body of evidence that metformin may have benefits in aging beyond its effect on glycemic control.
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War—What Is It Good For? Perhaps Modern PsychopharmacologySometimes the war represented more of a hiatus in ongoing research, which was later resumed. In other cases, it led to displacement or imprisonment.
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Achieving OCD Relief: Consideration of TMS Earlier in the Treatment ContinuumHere’s why TMS is a treatment option to consider in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Fighting Frontal FatigueNew book explores the effects of modern life and technology on mental illness.
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Divisive Tribalism Worsens the Mental Health Impact of the Climate EmergencyHow does divisive tribalism handicap our efforts to solve the climate emergency?
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Three Proposals for Trauma-Sensitive Residency ProgramsWhat should residency programs be doing to address current traumas?
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Disentangling the Web: Comorbidity Issues in Gender-Diverse YouthTransgender and gender-diverse youth experience higher rates of depression, suicidal behaviors, and self-injury than their cisgender peers. Here's what you need to know.
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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! ... It's a Psychiatrist!Why superheroes would make the best psychiatrists?
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Blue Monday, Blue SkyThe saddest day of the year can be brighter so long as one remembers: TGIT.
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Care of Youth Hospitalized With Somatic Symptom and Related DisordersThere is a growing effort to standardize the evaluation and management of pediatric SSRDs, which have been reported as the second most common reason for consultation after suicide assessments.
