Authors


Jennifer Piel, MD, JD

Latest:

Suicide Risk Following Criminal Arrest

The period following arrest can be particularly dangerous, both in custody and in the community.


Anastasia Budinskaya, MSc

Latest:

Brain Capital: An Emerging Investment Opportunity

Brain Capital: a fresh approach to technologies and investing.


Fíona Fonseca, MD

Latest:

Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor and Bleeding Risk, Part 2: Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding, Malignancy, Pregnancy, and Surgical Considerations

In this CME article, review literature on SRI-related bleeding complications in patients with GI bleeding, malignancy, perioperative settings, pregnancy, and hormonal therapy.


Shafi Lodhi, MD

Latest:

A Dynamic Model for the Clinical Diagnosis of Adult ADHD

A look at 3 different psychiatric perspectives for successfully diagnosing ADHD in previously undiagnosed adults.


Cortland Dahl, PhD

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The Plasticity of Well-Being

How to train your mind for happiness like you would train your body for a marathon.


Grace S. Griesbach, PhD

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Traumatic Brain Injury’s Impact on Normal Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases

A traumatic brain injury sustained earlier in adult life is likely to interact with normal aging processes. Learn more here.


Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP

Latest:

How to Listen to Patients Who Cannot Talk

Patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities need psychiatrists to learn some special skills.


Matthew Abrams, MD

Latest:

Involuntary Medical Hold: The Next Step in Mental Health Parity?

The current system of extrajudicial medical holds does not protect the rights of those who lack capacity to care for themselves due a medical condition.


Carol Kessler, MD

Latest:

Black Rage Matters! A White Community Child Psychiatrist’s Journey in the Era of Black Lives Matter

One doctor shares her experience of treating black patients, and calls on you to help make reparations for the harm psychiatry has caused.


Rachel E. Landrum, MA

Latest:

The Online, At-Home Ketamine Experience: A Clinician’s Dilemma

At-home ketamine treatment initiated by an online provider presents many legal, clinical, and ethical challenges...



Roger Maginley, MD

Latest:

Next Steps: Solutions and Recommendations For Healing

Climate change is a devastating existential threat that can exaggerate preexisting inequities and health/mental health problems. As mental health professionals committed to understanding deep emotional wounds and addressing complexities of relationships, psychiatrists have the tools to assist in bridging the current gaps.


Onyi Okeke, MD

Latest:

Breaking the Silence: Unleashing the Power of Emotions in the Fight Against Anti-Black Racism in Mental Health Services

Here’s why you should attend the Yale Child Study Center Black Youth Mental Health Case Conference.


Heba Mesbah, MD, PhD

Latest:

Agitation Assessment: The Role of Psychiatry in Acute Settings

How can agitation mimic various psychiatric illnesses?


Aliza Vigderman

Latest:

Increased Internet Usage and Cyberbullying

What can you do to prevent a child from being cyberbullied? Here are some tips from security expert, Aliza Vigderman at Security.org.



Darby J.E. Lowe, MSc

Latest:

Dual Diagnosis: Double the Stigma, Double the Trouble

Understanding the additive effects of stigma surrounding dual diagnosis with both substance use disorder and a mental illness.


Shervin Shadianloo, MD

Latest:

The Negative Impact of Current Legislation on Gender Diverse Adolescents

Due to discrimination's negative impact, transgender and gender-nonconforming youth are several times more likely than the rate of their cisgender peers to have depression and anxiety.


Sarah Fleming

Latest:

Science and Art in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

"The root of the word 'create' or 'creativity' essentially means 'to grow.' That is probably what lies at the heart of what patients really want; they want to grow in terms of their relationships, their abilities, their passions and interests, their health, and in terms of whatever dreams they want to achieve personally in their lives."


Justin Allen, MD

Latest:

Exploring the Role of Brexpiprazole in Alzheimer Dementia Agitation

How efficacious is brexpiprazole as a treatment for agitation associated with Alzheimer disease?




David Scharff, MD, FABP

Latest:

Our Work and What the Award Means to Us: 2021 Sigourney Award Winners

These 2 Sigourney Award Winners share their journey to success.


Abigail Jaeger, MD

Latest:

Zuranolone for the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder

This randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial showed that a 14-day treatment course of oral zuranolone 50 mg/day in MDD led to significantly greater improvements in depressive symptoms when compared with placebo.



Seth Feuerstein, MD, JD

Latest:

The Expanding Role of Digital Therapeutics in Mental Health

What products have broken ground in the digital therapeutics space, and how can they help patients?


Raina Aggarwal, MD

Latest:

Issues in Civil Commitment: The Cases of Incarcerated Patients

There are several points along this pathway for a justice involved patient to be intercepted and diverted to mental health treatment.


Adriane Bennett, PhD

Latest:

Benzodiazepine Use and the Risk of Dementia

Nearly half of the prescriptions for benzodiazepine among older adults are potentially inappropriate, so how best to do no harm?


Dwight E. Kemp, MD, MS

Latest:

Family. Food. Faith.

“We hold on to the promise because it continues to sustain us… and me.”


Tabark Altai, MD

Latest:

The Hidden Suffering of Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety disorder: increased screening and recognition are essential for proper diagnosis, and psychotropic and psychotherapeutic options can be effective.

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