Authors


Seeba Anam, MD

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How the Current Social Media Legislature Landscape Impacts Youth Mental Health

Social media content moderation: a brief for clinicians.


Jamie Zahlaway Belsito, BS

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The Perinatal Mental Health Crisis

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affect 1 in 5 of perinatal individuals who are pregnant or up to 1 year postpartum. Over the past 2 decades, the US has seen an alarming rise in these disorders.


Matthew L. Edwards, MD

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Nitrous Oxide and Alexander Hamilton’s Grandson

A prominent forensic psychiatrist and the grandson of founding father Alexander Hamilton, Allan McLane Hamilton, MD, was a proponent for the use of nitrous oxide for diagnostic and therapeutic use.


E. Jo Mason, MD

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The Babcock Building

“Things change. People come and go. You quietly remain…”



Christopher D. Dietrich, PA-C, DSc

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Digital Therapeutics for the Treatment of ADHD in Children

An expert discusses the latest on EndeavorRx and more digital therapeutics for this patient population.


Thomas E. Scammell, MD

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Key Takeaways and the Future of Narcolepsy Treatment

An expert panel concludes the discussion by reviewing factors to consider when diagnosing and treating narcolepsy.


Mary Barber, MD

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Helping LGBTQ Youth During the Pandemic

Overwhelmed and encumbered agencies are increasingly unable to provide critical services for LGBTQ youth, leaving them powerless in impeding a downward spiral into homelessness and associated negative ramifications. There are 5 ways psychiatrists can help.


Sandra L. Curtis, PhD, MTA, MT-BC

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Locked Down With an Abusive Partner

Violence against women isn't new, but it's heightened right now.


Andrew C. Miller, PhD

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Changing the Way Schizophrenia Is Treated

“If approved, KarXT would represent a new mechanism of action to treat schizophrenia, which would be the first new mechanism potentially in decades.”


Christopher Schneck, MD

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Early Intervention Strategies for Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Warning Signs

What is a mood disorder and what are the early warning signs? What treatments are available?


Kenneth Rogoza, DO

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Reefer Madness in Youth

What are the connections between cannabis use and the onset of psychotic disorders?


Justin C. Baker, PhD, ABPP

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A New Approach to Reducing Suicide Risk Among Veterans

New data from the Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative for Veterans at Ohio State University indicates the most effective interventions to prevent suicide risk among veterans.


Alana Iglewicz, MD

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Bereavement and Depression

How can clinicians distinguish between ordinary grief, depression, and prolonged grief disorder?


Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD, MPH, DFAPA

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Increasing Social Justice in Psychiatry

Insights and inspiration shared from a presentation on serving marginalized communities at the 2023 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting,


Andy Norman, PhD

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Disinformation? There are Remedies for That

Efforts are underway to design and advance solutions to disinformation.


Anoopinder Singh, MBBS, MD, FAPA

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A Way Out of Seasonal Depression

Here’s how to help patients see the light when faced with the winter blues.


Alan D. Blotcky, PhD

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Treatment of Parental Alienation: Guidelines for Mental Health and Legal Practitioners

Mental health clinicians and legal practitioners can learn more about parental alienation and its treatment here.


Retsina Meyer, PhD

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Boosting Brain Health After COVID-19: A Convergence Solution

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


Laurence Greenhill, MD

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Advances in Treatments for ADHD

What treatments were recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for pediatric patients with ADHD?


Nicolas Meade, MS

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Disentangling the Web: Comorbidity Issues in Gender-Diverse Youth

Transgender 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.



Chris Persel

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The Power of Rehabilitation: Key Factors

In this guest column, learn more about intensity, repetition, consistency, and integrity in rehabilitating neurological injury.


Roger Dale Walker, MD

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Issues for Psychiatrists: Challenges Facing American Indian and Alaska Native Patients

Each Native American tribe has a specific history, traditions, customs, and culture, and knowing something of these will help build the physician-patient relationship.



Michal Slezak, PhD

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Studying Stress at a Molecular Level

If depression impairs the brain’s processes at a molecular level, would the same be true of stress more generally?


Katarzyna Klasa, MPH, BSN

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Resilience and Healthy Aging

What does 'resilience' include for older adults?


Shannon Peterson LeMaster, MD

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When PTSD Walks Down the Hall

Here’s how to catch a PTSD chameleon using DSM-5 criteria.


Carey J. Myers, MD, PhD

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New Approaches and Considerations to Cancer and Suicide

Although estimates vary, patients with cancer are at least twice as likely to die by suicide than people who do not have cancer. By identifying those at greatest risk, these treatment modalities can help support patients.


Danielle M. Moskow, MA

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D-cycloserine for Anxiety Disorders: What Psychiatrists Need to Know

D-cycloserine may help patients with anxiety disorders, or it might make their anxiety worse. Find out how to use it safely.

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