Authors


Paul M. Grant, PhD

Latest:

Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy: Changing Lives With a Whole-Person Approach

Are you ready to understand how recovery-oriented cognitive therapy (CT-R) promotes wellness and empowerment for individuals experiencing serious mental health challenges? Check out this CME article.


Charles Upchurch

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Physicians and Friends Find Healing and Purpose in The Ride for Mental Health

“The pervasive feeling shared by all is that regardless of your personal journey and experiences with mental health, you are not alone.”


Pallavi Joshi, DO, MA

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Can Semaglutide Help in Psychiatry Too? Research Shows Promise for AD and PD

Available evidence from preclinical studies indicates that semaglutide shows promise for treating Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease.


Anne Williams-Wengerd, MA, LP

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Promoting Resiliency After First-Episode Psychosis

Simple but powerful strategies for drawing on patients’ existing character strengths and long-term goals.


Thomas Strouse, MD

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End-of-Life Care for Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

In this CME article, learn how best to provide end-of-life care to patients with psychiatric disorders.


Cassandra L. Boness, PhD

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Nonabstinent Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder

"Limiting definitions of recovery to abstinence and the absence of AUD symptoms fail to capture the multidimensional and heterogeneous pathways to recovery that research has shown to exist among both treatment-seeking and population samples."


Daniel Pick, PhD

Latest:

In Conversation With a Sigourney Award Winner: The Intersection of History, Humanities, and Psychoanalytic Thought

“Freudian thought has massively influenced not only modern understandings of mind and therapeutic treatment, but also modernism and many distinct visions of politics.”


Honor Hsin, MD, PhD

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Delivering Health Care Through Digital Mental Health Ecosystems

Here’s how a digital mental health ecosystem can seamlessly connect and support all facets of mental health care.


Timothy Mariano, MD, PhD, MSc

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Mental Health in America: A Growing Crisis

What are the greatest unmet mental health needs in the United States today? Recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control may hold the answers.


Harold A. Maio

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The Power of Language

The sympathy, empathy, and pure common sense of considering the intent and effect of the terms we use.


Sara Parent, ND

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Contingency Management Is a Powerful Clinical Tool for Treating Substance Use Research Evidence and New Practice Guidelines for Use

Contingency management is an effective behavior change technique commonly used to treat substance use disorders.


Magali Haas, MD, PhD

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Avoiding a Brain Health Innovation Market Failure: Lessons from the Hype Cycle

New approaches to ensure that the brain health technology sector continues to flourish for decades.


Kyle Sramek, MD

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Phase 3 Trials Examine Gantenerumab for Early Alzheimer Disease

Two phase 3 trials were conducted to assess the clinical and biological effects as well as the safety of gantenerumab in individuals with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to AD. Here's what you need to know.


Bryce Reynolds, MD

Latest:

Case-Based Psych Perspectives: Treating Schizophrenia in the Era of COVID-19

This article provides a summary of key points discussed in a Case-Based Psych Perspectives Series, shared by Bryce Reynolds, MD, and Hannah Phillips-Hall, MSN, PMHNP-BC.


Bethanie Simmons-Becil, DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, APHN-BC

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Unmet Needs in Bipolar Disorder Management

A psychiatric nurse practitioner shares gaps in care in bipolar 1 disorder treatment.


Daniel C. McFarland, DO

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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.



Theodore A. Stern, MD

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The ABCs of Cardiac Screening and Electrocardiography

This comprehensive approach for assessing and addressing potential cardiac complications before prescribing psychotropics can enhance care.


Claire C. Holderness, MD, DFAPA

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Adding Insult to Narcissistic Injury: Comorbidity of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

Diagnosing this intricate comorbidity demands a nuanced approach. Here's what you need to know.


Mehdi Farokhnia, MD, MPH

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An Update on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists as Pharmacotherapies for AUD

How effective are these agents for AUD treatment? An expert shares highlights from his 2024 ASCP Annual Meeting Pharmaceutical Pipeline Update presentation.


Jessica Peirce, PhD

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Treating Trauma and Addiction Simultaneously

1 in 6 people with opioid use disorder experience a new traumatic event every month, but no evidence-based treatment for trauma.


Christina Cwynar, DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC

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Multidisciplinary Inpatient Care for Medically Compromised Youth and Young Adults With Eating Disorders

In this CME article, learn more about a protocolized approach to the hospital management of pediatric patients with severe malnutrition related to eating disorders, including the utilization of a multidisciplinary care team and structured psychoeducation materials for families.


Terry R. Bard, DD

Latest:

Triage Trauma and Moral Distress

Mental health providers who battle a pandemic may find that it unsettles their deepest sense of self.


Amalia R. Sweet

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Can Epigenetics Promote Resilience Without Genetic Reductionism?

The emergence of epigenetic models has generated a surge of optimism, opening new possibilities for psychiatric intervention.


Petros Levounis, MD, MA

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Addiction’s Seat at the Table: An Interview With Outgoing APA President

Petros Levounis, MD, MA, talks addiction, buprenorphine, his year as president of the APA, and more at the 2024 Annual Meeting.


Bernard Biermann, MD, PhD

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Care of Youth Hospitalized With Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

There 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.


Josephine Collins, MSc

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Understanding Adult Fire Setting, Pyromania, and Arson

Fire setting is the current preferred term in the literature to describe acts of deliberately started fires regardless of their legal or diagnostic status.


Robert Hindman, PhD

Latest:

Safety Planning: An Essential Feature of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Suicide Prevention

What is a safety plan, and how can clinicians use it to help patients with suicidal behavior?


Anika Sinha

Latest:

Smart Growth: the Case for Measuring Brain Capital

Brain health disorders cost the global economy more than $3 trillion per year in lost productivity. What can we do about it?


Laura Booi, PhD

Latest:

Boosting Brain Health After COVID-19: A Convergence Solution

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

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