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Physician-Assisted Suicide: An Egregious Boundary Violation
If a patient gives consent to be killed, is a physician ethically justified in acceding to the request?
My Word of the Year for 2021 is Instability. What’s Yours?
What word best describes 2021 for you?
First Colombian With Nonterminal Illness Legally Dies via Euthanasia
In the face of opposition from doctors, clinics, and courts, Victor Escobar became the first Colombian to die via euthanasia on Friday January 7, 2022.
Hope for the New Year
The glass is half full: reflections on where we are and hope for where we are heading in psychiatry.
New Northwestern Student Studio Lab Focuses on Mental Health Portrayals in Media
The new Studio Lab at Northwestern University School of Communication aims to fight stigma by providing positive depictions of mental health in media.
Should Medical Doctors Ever Go on Strike in the United States?
As rising health care needs meet inadequate resources and overstressed physicians, is a strike necessary?
Non-Sensuous Similarities: Language, Poetics, and Psychiatry
One doctor introduces the work of philosopher and critic Walter Benjamin and elements of his conceptualization of “experience.”
In Memoriam: Michael J. Hennessy Sr
Paying tribute to a man who believed in family and health care equity.
The Creative Side: A Psychiatrist’s Tale
A psychiatrist shares his love of poetry and how it has helped him personally and professionally.
Medical Aid in Dying Allows for a Focus on Living
The stigma surrounding both suicide and physician-assisted suicide is a challenging topic. One of our readers tackles it.
Telepsychiatry: Diverse Needs Require Diverse Options
COVID-19 has prompted an unprecedented shift toward virtual psychiatric health care—but how do patients and providers really feel about it?
Pennsylvania Legislators Push to Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders in Children
Representative Jason Ortitay and Senator Steve Santarsiero have introduced legislation to help increase awareness of eating disorders in children.
How the 1/6 Anniversary Reminded Me of Clinical Psychiatry
How can we examine the distress of 1/6/21 through a lens of clinical psychiatry?
Patients With Bipolar I Disorder Share Perspectives in New Survey
Patients weigh in on their experiences living with and receiving treatment for the disorder.
The Goldwater Rule Is Fine, if Refined. Here’s How to Do it.
How can we better define, clarify, and expand the Goldwater Rule for ethical and effective use in today's society?
“A Viable Option” for Treating Schizophrenia Receives FDA Approval
The supplemental new drug application of brexpiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia in pediatric patients aged 13 to 17 received FDA approval.
It’s Time for Us to Stop Being So Defensive About Criticisms of Psychiatry
Does psychiatry need criticism in order to improve?
Soul Searching on the Anniversary of our Capitol Conflict
Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the conflict at the Capitol. What psychiatric trauma did this event leave in its wake?
Eulogies for Psychiatrists Who Practiced with the Courage of Their Convictions
In 2021, we lost some excellent psychiatrists who stuck to their convictions and changed psychiatry as we know it.
Research Shows dCBT May Help Prevent Postpartum Depression
Study also suggests link between postpartum depression and insomnia.
Is Cannabis Use Increasing Schizophrenia?
Is cannabis’ effect on schizophrenia being downplayed?
This Is the Water: The Social Determinants of Mental Health and the Future of Psychiatry
Here's why we need more effective training, practice, and advocacy regarding the social determinants of mental health.
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The Lehman Trilogy, Paper & Glue, and the Clinical Question: Does It Take One to Know One?
Does it sometimes take distance to better understand one another?
Navigating Awkward LGBTQI Holidays
Finding peace, integrity, and new traditions despite discrimination and rejection.
Start the New Year with Empathic Action, Like the New Mayor of New York
The new Mayor of New York is looking for a very specific skill in his appointees: empathy.
Inner Voice
What can we learn from our deepest thoughts?
Bard 2021 Benediction
Final thoughts on 2021 as we say goodbye to another tumultuous year and look ahead with hope...
Is Insomnia a Predictor of Mental Illness?
In Memoriam: Those We Lost in 2021
Read the eulogies for all the psychiatrists we lost in 2021.
Dementia Prevention: Pipe Dream vs Possibility
Our Humanitarian Award One Year Later
“The Broken Mechanical Wind-up Bird”: A Philosophical Memoir
The “DIY” Psychiatry Movement: A Potential Threat to Patient Welfare and Wellbeing
