SPOTLIGHT -
Increasing Access to Quality Mental Health Care Through Telepsychiatry
43 of 50 states are experiencing a severe shortage in psychiatrists specializing in child and adolescent care. Telehealth may be able to help.
The Milwaukee Bucks Win Another Championship!
Milwaukee has won a different kind of championship: raising up women’s careers.
Treatment of Military Populations
What psychiatric illnesses are most prevalent among veterans? And how can clinicians help them overcome obstacles to care?
Treating Mania in Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder
In older adults with bipolar disorder, what evidence is there to guide treatment?
Substance Use: The Importance of Advocacy
Understanding addiction through new, creative lenses can offer a fresh perspective.
Broadway is Back, But Should It Still Be Called The Great White Way?
Perhaps it is time to retire Broadway’s nickname in favor of one more representative of our diversity.
Hakshavah: Listening to the Speech of Silence
Paying attention to what is not said is near the core of our profession.
What the Mental Health Crisis Looks Like on the Ground Level
During the first day on the job, a psychiatry resident sees patients who need help, but there are problems with the system designed to help them.
Inclusivity: Ensuring Patients Who Are Plus-Size Feel Welcome
A welcoming environment that fosters inclusivity is the first step in establishing a good therapeutic relationship.
The Peril of the Goldwater Rule
Should there be another review of the Goldwater Rule?
Psychiatry Comic: Holistic Health Center
Here's a couple ways you can get better...
Art Imitating Life: A Poet’s Words
The philosopher Plato kicked poets out of his republic because they elevated passion over reason. Do they belong in a psychiatrist's office instead?
A Vaccine to Treat Opioid Disorders: First Participant Enrolled in Trial
A vaccine that prevents oxycodone from entering the brain? This might be the safe, long-lasting, cost-effective solution for opioid use disorders.
Exploring Thoughts and Feelings Inside a Suicidal Mind
Explaining the suicidal mind and helping to provide closure to family/friends left behind is no small feat.
Fraternity Paddle
A true war story is never about war...
Speaking Out on Schizoaffective Disorder
Mental illnesses are too often shrouded in secrecy and shame. What would happen if we spoke out about the cases we knew best—the ones in our own families?
Delivering Health Care Through Digital Mental Health Ecosystems
Here’s how a digital mental health ecosystem can seamlessly connect and support all facets of mental health care.
Harnessing Harm-Reduction Methods to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Reducing Islamophobia Through Apology and Afghan Resettlement Support
These 2 developments should help counter any potential rising Islamophobia.
Addressing Challenging Moments in Psychotherapy: Clinical Wisdom for Working with Individuals, Groups and Couples
Candid examples from psychotherapy and supervision makes this book by Jerome S. Gans, MD, a useful and enjoyable book for mental health professionals.
Afghanistan Veterans Struggling With Mental Health
A recent survey found 70% of Afghanistan veterans have struggled with their mental health since serving.
Exploring Possible Etiologies for Psychotic Disorders in Late Life
Secondary causes for psychosis are more common in older adults (65 years or older) than in younger patients. Here are 6 possible culprits.
A Call for Your Reflections on 9/11
Professionally and personally, how have you reacted to and recovered from the tragic events on 9/11?
8:46 Shock and Reflections
Two traumatic events... the same timing.
Posttraumatic Growth: Reflections on 9/11
It's been 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. What have we learned?
Clinically Based Policy Decisions: In-Person Requirements for Telehealth Create Unnecessary Barriers
Medicare's in-person requirement threatens access to quality care.
To Treat or Not to Treat? The Conundrum of Likeability
Treating patients who may be perceived as “unlikeable” can be difficult.
Psychiatric Evaluation of the Peripartum Patient
How can you be better prepared to interview and care for peripartum patients? This CME shows you how.
Stopping Our Intergenerational Transmission of War Humiliation
Hubris, humiliation, and revenge: the downfall of societies.
The State of America’s Mental Health Requires Putting Ourselves First
A new report paints a dismal picture of mental health in America, especially for clinicians.