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Why don’t psychiatrists and mental health professionals ever seem to win People of the Year awards?

It's time to take a critical look at our health care system.

Thanks to climate change, weather disasters are neither unimaginable nor unbelievable.

"...But tonight I’m twenty years and two hundred leagues from the sea, her painting suddenly a family portrait—weather-beaten me in the middle with worried-window-eyes..."

There have been so many hurdles, but the "runner" keeps his eye on a positive finish line...

Life is like a car ride—but what does this have to do with psychiatry?

Survey respondents cited lack of access to services and therapists as a significant barrier to children’s mental health care.

How can a refocus on relationships, connections, and dialogue improve the overall patient experience?

Here’s how to avoid false assumptions in cases of parental alienation to ensure better outcomes for children.

The healing process of Braver Angels: should we all emulate it?

Although the holidays are considered to be joyful and festive, some pediatric patients and their families are experiencing difficult times.

The holidays can both be a time of joy and a time of stress...

Are your patients feeling stressed out? Here are 10 tips to share with them for a less stressful holiday season.

Alcohol use is often underreported by patients. This case demonstrates the importance of obtaining the most accurate information possible in the initial patient interview.

The COVID-19 crisis has changed teleworking. What should you be aware of looking toward the future?

The Chief Medical Officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention sat down to talk with Psychiatric Times about the new data on suicide deaths between 2019 and 2020.

Have we seen this vision of mental health before?

What treatment strategies are available to improve the quality of life for older adults who are aging with schizophrenia?

The importance of specifically defining a drug’s mechanism as partial agonism or antagonism/partial agonism for better clinical outcomes.

Two transgender women in North Carolina are facing struggles in getting prisons to acknowledge their gender identity. What does this say about care for incarcerated transgender individuals in general?

Now more than ever, we recognize the importance of our global community.

Should we go up? Researchers performed a dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in acute phase schizophrenia.

In this CME, learn to recognize risk factors and potential identifiers of human trafficking and identify trauma-informed approaches in evaluating human trafficking victims and survivors.

Does clozapine increase the risk of severe COVID-19 infection? Researchers performed a larger register-based cohort study of this association.

How can transcranial magnetic stimulation help patients with treatment-resistant depression?

Is this patient reaction the calm before the storm?

A conviction represents a cautious step toward increased justice...

What do we know about the psychiatric implications of having an abortion and not having access to such services? And what are the medical ethics involved?

Adverse effects of solitary confinement and other restrictive housing practices include higher risks of suicide among youth.

Why are psychotherapeutic interventions crucial in the treatment of GAD and anxiety disorders in general?