SPOTLIGHT -
Demystifying Lithium Therapy—A Primer for Clinicians: Renal Issues, Part 1
In this CME article, learn more about recent developments with lithium as they relate to renal issues.
Antipsychotic Prescriptions and Rehospitalizations in a Forensic Psychiatry Sample
A recent longitudinal, retrospective study aimed to examine antipsychotic prescribing and rehospitalization rates in a forensic psychiatric sample.
Criminal Sanctions, Psychosis, and Mortality
Researchers investigated the link between psychosis, criminal sanctions, and mortality rates following discharge from a hospital for acute psychosis.
Study Finds ERPOs Can Prevent Suicide by Firearms
Extreme risk protection orders may be an effective suicide prevention tool.
Mothers and Child Murder: How Psychiatrists Can Help in Prevention
In some cases of child murder by the mother, psychiatrists may have a critical role in prevention. Learn more here.
Assessing the Effectiveness of Treatments of Personality Disorders in the Community
Patients with personality disorders would benefit from therapy regardless of modality, duration, or intensity.
Wounds
"Each wound contains its own beauty..."
Combating Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Updated Treatment Approaches
Negative symptoms pose significant challenges for individuals with schizophrenia and their caregivers.
Psychopharmacology Innovations
Check out 2 new psychopharmacology innovations!
A Continued Evolution
Psychiatry: one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving specialties in medicine.
A Year of Progress and Challenges
Let's look back on a year marked by advancements and ongoing challenges in psychiatry.
A Social Psychiatrist Looks Back on 2024 and Forward to 2025: Hurry Up and Slow Down!
Festina lente—hurry up and slow down!
The Horror of Unjust Psychiatric Hospitalization
A recent New York Times “hard hitting expose” accused Acadia Healthcare of hospitalizing psychiatric patients inappropriately. What does this expose about psychiatric hospitalization?