Expert Panel Ponders What It Takes To Be an Ethical Psychiatrist
May 3rd 2021What’s a psychiatrist to do? An APA ethics panel at the Annual Meeting considered various dilemmas, including possible conflicts between physicians’ obligations to individual patients and their obligation to promote the public good.
Can Psychiatry Sustain Connections While Hosting Sustainable Conferences?
Sustainability is more than just cutting carbon emissions. It means creating a system where all of us can thrive—not just survive.
Addressing Obesity in Patients Taking Antipsychotics
April 28th 2021Antipsychotic-induced weight gain evolves over time, leads to chronic complications, and is very difficult to reverse. Pharmacologic interventions used to tackle weight gain are modestly effective and worth considering in certain cases.
Examining the Relationship Between ADHD and Psychotic Disorders
April 27th 2021There is evidence for overlapping risk factors and symptomatology between ADHD and psychotic disorders. New research investigates the association between ADHD during childhood and the subsequent risk of developing a psychotic disorder.