SPOTLIGHT -
Psychiatry in the Year 2500: Lessons Learned From History
What will psychiatric practice look like in the future?
Our Identity Puzzle
Work can be rewarding and bring meaning, but should not define us...
How American Culture Created the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated
Three forces have converged to generate the perfect storm of civic irresponsibility.
New Investigational Social Anxiety Disorder Drug Differentiates Mechanism of Action
PH94B for the treatment of social anxiety disorder further differentiates its mechanism of action from benzodiazepines in a new lab rat preclinical study.
The Past, Present, and Future of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Q&A with Judith S. Beck, PhD
How can cognitive behavioral therapy be adapted to different cultures and address larger social issues?
Minor League Baseball Players with Major Mental Health Problems
Low pay and poor housing are causing a mental health crisis in minor league baseball.
Is Video Game Addiction a Disorder?
Is gaming dangerous? A study found 10% of video game players exhibited pathological behavior.
Borderline Personality Disorder: 3 Things You Need To Do for Patients
These 3 essential steps best support patients with borderline personality disorder, according to Carl Fleisher, MD.
To Mandate or Not to Mandate Vaccination? That is a Social Psychiatric Question
Getting vaccinated and wearing a mask: the ethical way.
A Bridge of Faith
Sometimes to find your place of tranquility, you must cross a bridge of faith...
The Challenges and Rewards of Working With Culturally Different Patients
Cultural differences between patients and physician are hard to avoid. How can you best work with diverse patients?
Treating Transgender Youth: The Danger of Gender Identity Conversion Therapy
Transgender youth are at increased risk for a number of psychiatric morbidities. Gender identity conversion therapy can make them worse.
Understanding Major Depressive Disorder and Treatment Resistance
Sheldon Preskorn, MD, shares insights into drug mechanisms and delivery to better help patients with major depressive disorder.
Psychedelics: Psychiatry of the Future
Phase 3 results on MDMA-assisted therapy look promising for the treatment of PTSD. What other disorders can psychedelics help treat?
A Psychiatrist's New Season
A psychiatrist reflects on career changes as he embarks on a new adventure.
Defining and Diagnosing Depression: Clinical and Patient-Oriented Perspectives
Sidney Zisook, MD, shares insights into defining depression diagnosis.
Chronic Adolescent THC Exposure: Mental Health Crisis?
Chronic adolescent exposure to THC and cannabis could lead to adverse mental health outcomes and impacted brain functioning.
Finding Antidotes to Burnout Through Contradictory Truths
Health care workers have always been prone to stress and burnout, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the issue. What do we know about burnout and how can we prevent and address it?
Pioneering Psychopharmacology: Educator of the Year Award
Bringing science to the practice of psychiatry has been the personal goal of Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD—the Educator of the Year.
The Opioid Crisis Is Neither a White Nor an Adult Problem
How can psychiatrists improve substance use treatment for Black and pediatric patients?
How Did Virtual Schooling Impact Youth?
The pandemic caused the shut down of schools and resulted in virtual learning for most of the world's children and adolescents. How did they fare?
It’s Not Too Late to Apologize to Mothers
Should we apologize to mothers for the blame psychiatry put on them?
Hello, From the Other Side: Psychiatric Complications in a Future Postpandemic World
Psychiatric Times' Editor in Chief shared some insights and data on the psychiatric impacts of COVID-19, and what we might expect in the future.
Psychiatry Comic: Not Kneaded
We know what you knead...
We Need to Care About the Mental Health of Police, Too
Rates of law enforcement suicide have increased over the past 5 years. How can this problem be prevented?
Sharing Haiku Reflections
When we reflect on our commonalities, we get closer to working together to make the world a better place.
FDA Approves New Medication for Migraine Prevention
The US Food and Drug Administration approves first of its kind medication for migraine prevention.
Drug Update: Clozapine REMS Recertification
Modifications to the Clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy go into effect November 15, 2021. Are you up to date?
Hinckley Still Haunts the House of Psychiatry and the Presidency of the United States
A man tried to kill a president. Should he be released or is he still a threat?
Digital Therapeutics: Addressing Health Care Worker Burnout and Mental Health Distress
Is the solution to health care professional burnout in our phones?
