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Loss and suffering can be hard for both patient and provider. Here’s what we know, what we need to learn, and how to protect yourself as a clinician.

Dune makes valiant attempts to portray diversity, but, much like our society, still falls short. What does it say about us?

Can psychiatrists help be the champion for those behind bars?

With the growing elderly population and the prevalence of cognitive impairment, how can we protect older adults from financial scams?

Autism spectrum disorder often evades formal diagnosis until a child is 4 years or older, but these artificial intelligence and telehealth systems may be able to help facilitate diagnosis.

Dune might suggest that whoever controls conception and child rearing controls the future world.

As the COP-26 (Conference of the Parties) gets ready to convene to discuss climate change, it is crucial for them to consider brain science.

A poet's reflections on COVID-land's relentlessness grip on society...

In cases of assisted suicide, do patients really have rational autonomy?

A well-being centered approach expands assessment and treatment for the child’s strengths and opportunities for positive experiences with the family.

The history of modern psychopharmacology: a history of epic proportions.

Unintentional overdose with antipsychotics plus opioids. Researchers performed a population-based cohort study of the risk of overdose associated with co-prescription of antipsychotics and opioids.

Can mindfulness be an additional therapy to help treat ADHD in children?

All in a good night’s sleep? Researchers performed a pharmacovigilance study of second-generation antipsychotics and mood stabilizers as the suspected agent of psychiatric adverse drug reactions (insomnia and suicide/ideation/behavior/death).

Television, tablets, gaming, phones: how are they impacting child and adolescent mental health?

Empathy will help patients feel they are understood and can better facilitate physician-patient interactions. Here’s how.

Deep-seated denial of science and a mistrust of scientific experts... how far do the limits of reason stretch?

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

The deserts of Arrakis serve as a warning for our own climate crisis.

Three leading groups in child and adolescent mental health have declared a state of emergency for the nation’s youth.

What's new and noteworthy in children and adolescent psychiatry?

Navigating the supervisor-supervisee relationship is difficult when supervisors are dismissive of racism, especially when the impact of racism cannot be minimized.

What does the movie Dune say about our society’s current relationship with psychedelics?

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan stirs memories of trauma among veterans.

Critical thinking is sorely missing in our decision-making about the COVID vaccines—and it is having tragic results.

Results suggest that psilocybin therapy may prove to be helpful in improving quality of life for patients with cancer.

Larger cities may provide a protective buffer against developing depression. 

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

Dune releases in theaters this week. What echoes of our current socio-cultural situation does it contain?