Substance use disorder may prove to be a significant issue for some mothers.
The high co-occurrence of chronic pain and PTSD and their possible entanglement underline the importance of conducting assessment for both conditions.
Safety planning by peers is feasible and acceptable to patients, might result in decreased ED visits, and may represent a way of implementing safety plans in rural EDs.
Recent research investigated the benefits and risks of augmentation compared with switching strategies for TRD in older adults.
43 of 50 states are experiencing a severe shortage in psychiatrists specializing in child and adolescent care. Telehealth may be able to help.
Understanding a patient's sociocultural background will have an important effect on treatment, especially for Hispanic patients.
In this CME, learn the current criteria, unique diagnostic biomarkers, and differential diagnosis of Lewy body dementia.
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An important adverse effect of SRIs: their association with increased bleeding.
What treatment strategies are available to improve the quality of life for older adults who are aging with schizophrenia?
ECT has been in use for decades, but does that mean it is safe or effective?
In this CME, review the risks and clinical implications of intimate partner violence on women’s substance use and treatment.
What is the psychiatric impact of the current war in Gaza?
Anorexia nervosa may be underdiagnosed in patients with schizophrenia due to difficulty in distinguishing the two comorbid conditions.
Critical brain maturation occurs from fetal development through adolescence; given the complex and variable nature of these changes, disentangling abnormal neurodevelopment from neuroprogression is a formidable task.
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.
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We need policies that make digital therapeutics accessible and acceptable to a broad patient audience. What barriers are there to reaching that goal?
With his camera in his hand, a psychiatrist searches for our common humanity on the streets of the developing world.
What are the differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder between the sexes?
Brain Capital: a fresh approach to technologies and investing.
How can telehealth aid in the treatment of opioid use disorders in this patient population?
Autism spectrum disorder often evades formal diagnosis until a child is 4 years or older, but these artificial intelligence and telehealth systems may be able to help facilitate diagnosis.
These imaginative exercises can help clinicians establish a strong therapeutic alliance with nervous youngsters.
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There are myriad nuanced clinical approaches to cancer treatment, and psychosocial factors are no less complex.
The President-Elect of the AAPAL sat down with Psychiatric Times at the 2024 APA Annual Meeting to discuss building leaders.
Research shows an increased risk for suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and even death by suicide following brain injury.
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