Couch in Crisis

How does the experience of racism contribute to suicidal ideation and attempts?

Inspired by a life well-lived...

Sometimes to find your place of tranquility, you must cross a bridge of faith...

A psychiatrist reflects on career changes as he embarks on a new adventure.

When we reflect on our commonalities, we get closer to working together to make the world a better place.

The pandemic changed the way individuals think and caused adjustments in our worldviews. How is that impacting our decision-making ability?

A former resident's reflection on burnout, physician PTSD, and their consequences for patient care.

During the first day on the job, a psychiatry resident sees patients who need help, but there are problems with the system designed to help them.

It's been 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. What have we learned?

Medicare's in-person requirement threatens access to quality care.

A new report paints a dismal picture of mental health in America, especially for clinicians.

In this new series, you will find reflections on psychiatry and society as seen in—and inspired by—current events.

The newest law in Texas dictating women's health brings with it many issues for consideration.

A psychiatrist’s duty is to bring meaning, purpose, and hope to patients—not the option of medically assisted suicide.

Once a medical aid in dying laws is passed, eligibility for assisted suicide inevitably expands, putting more patients at risk.

What special dangers do psychiatrists face in their professional, social, and home lives?

Is the mental health system crumbling? One psychiatrist wonders who will take up the mantles of the innovative and socially conscious physicians who came before.

What can be done to strengthen the therapeutic alliance?

Is collaborative practice still needed?

Proponents of medical aid in dying often accuse their opponents of lacking compassion. But what does that word really mean?

After struggling with boundaries and saying "no," this psychiatrist found his voice.

How should the sociopolitical nature of PTSD as a diagnosis inform our understanding of trauma?

Many mental health professionals have also used mental health services. What role should their personal experience play in their clinical practice—if any?

Should psychiatrists help patients end their own lives, even if it is technically legal?

Yes, we need better crisis management, but what we really need is better crisis prevention.

In this installment of Conversations in Critical Psychiatry, a former United Nations Special Rapporteur discusses the need for a change in the status quo of mental health care.

Will a new Canadian law overturn long-held ethical norms in psychiatry?

Noteworthy arguments that challenge the state of affairs in psychiatry.

In this conversation, a former APA president discusses mystical and meditative experiences, reconciling psychoanalysis and neuroscience, and tensions surrounding the medical model.

A television drama looks at eating disorders from the patient, physician, and family perspectives. What does it get right—and wrong?