Couch in Crisis

During the month of February, we will publish important stories commemorating Black History Month.

Patients and care providers often call themselves lazy. But what are the clinical consequences and cultural meanings of this term?

Although existential and religious issues may be distinguished in clinical care, the human condition’s complexity and the Dark Night of the Soul cannot.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many diagnoses can it make? The photographer and psychiatrist Hugh Welch Diamond, MD, shares insights into the humanity and stigma of mental illness in Victorian England.

What role does denial play in the collective American psyche?

When we finally open a trap door to explain or further understand a hypothesis, the answer often includes a house full of hallways.

The scientific method has delivered vaccines and other life-saving medicine, but not everybody trusts it.

Is there a way to find balance in discussing the chemical imbalance theory of depression?

How can the best insights of mainstream and critical psychiatry be brought together?

There is much to look forward to in the realm of improved treatments for patients with psychiatric illness.

Our basic science knowledge of the brain continues to explode beyond what science fiction of the past has predicted.

As we close the door to the past, the promise of tomorrow is yet to come.

Lessons from the opioid epidemic should be applied to cases of methamphetamine abuse.

Psychiatrists often disclose as little about themselves as possible. But these memoirists break the mold.

Eastern and Western approaches both agree and come into conflict.

The anatomy of unhappiness is more complex than DSM-5’s categories.

The field of psychiatry is uniquely suited to address the psychological factors associated with the past year (and what lies ahead).

Children with autism spectrum disorder have special educational needs, but with proper guidance they can flourish, even during a pandemic.

On the international community psychiatrist.

Throughout this troubled year, we have learned much that will allow us to make the world a better place.

How can psychotherapy become a mature science?

As the pandemic and social issues rage on, a palpable and consistent theme runs through us, and that is the very best of human behaviors.

On the etymology of the "Feinerism."

Throughout history and across cultures, monsters have helped communities teach lessons and affirm their values.

Drug use is not only a consequence of addiction. It can also be a response to a deeper, existential problem.

A well-meaning mental health initiative may be setting unrealistic expectations.

Telehealth poses challenges for patients, clinicians, families, and caregivers.

In this interview with Dr Aftab, Dr Dawson discusses how the rise of managed care industry and associated business forces have led to a profound deterioration of psychiatric practice environment in the United States.

A controversial report from the British Psychological Society draws a pair of sharp rejoinders.

What better time to set aside our differences than during the holidays?