Film and Book Reviews

This book asks us to reexamine anxiety…

Are we burning out about burnout?

"My attitude toward The Sixth Sense shifted when I realized that I had been treating a patient whose death date was set before our appointments began..."

What movies are you watching this weekend?

“Rachel Aviv speaks to the stories that help and stories that harm—the narratives that will fashion the identity we will have for a lifetime.”

“Hunter’s book is excellently written and highly recommended for readers who want to understand the enormous power of myth in the Australian identity.”

"This volume is a fascinating incursion into a field that everybody talks about, but few examine in depth."

"This film beautifully uses Kathmandu to mentally transport you, like the climbers, into the journey ahead."

An expert reviews Thomas Insel's book and reflects on what its insights mean for our field.

In this review of Thomas Insel's book, one doctor analyzes the uphill path from mental illness to mental health.

College mental health: on the decline for at least 8 years.

Thomas Insel, MD’s, book contains several highly valuable lessons for psychiatry and beyond.

Approximately 6.5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer disease today, and that number is projected to rise to about 13 million by 2050.

What do you do if you get sued? This new book provides a guide, with a comprehensive view of malpractice and liability issues across psychiatry.

“A quotidian life could be transformed by the majesty of the summit. There would be pain to suffer, but not the variety that debilitates—rather, a pain that runs from head to toe and shouts that you are truly alive.”

Schitt’s Creek is a show that teaches us how to see light in the darkest of the times.

Compelling new book discusses love, Alzheimer disease, and medical aid in dying.

One author shares his experience with suicidal, psychotic depression and the life events that he connects to its origins.

This book stresses beauty, healing, and love.

This book asks important questions about the heart.

This new work examines faith and tradition versus medical and scientific knowledge in the psychiatry-Christianity equation.

Celebrating accurate representations of psychiatric issues and treatment in film and television from the past year.

Karl Deisseroth's new book is a compelling, educational experience for readers.

What literature can we use to stay updated on the situation in Ukraine?

Reacher: a wicked action-packed new show.

Adam Stern, MD’s, book makes the case for a more human psychiatry.

What cultish language do cult leaders and abusive partners both commonly use?

The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Committee on Arts and Humanities highlights some exemplary representations of mental health issues in film and television.

Take a look at the compiled lessons we can learn from Dune.

Microdosing at “Tranquillum House,” and its implications for real-world experimental psychopharmacology.