Exploring N-Acetylcysteine in Psychiatry
A synthetic derivate of the endogenous amino acid L-cysteine and a precursor of glutathion, N-Acetylcysteine shows promise for treating a variety of psychiatric disorders.
Dismantle Racism in Psychiatry & Society
Psychiatrists should be experts at hearing and seeing what is not visible. That is exactly what we need to do to let the sun shine through the racist dust.
5 Steps to Improve Outcomes in Substance Abuse in Older Patients
August 3rd 2020Addiction among older adults is associated with worse medical outcomes and increased economic burden of care. The long-term use of psychoactive substances can result in adverse neurological outcomes even at therapeutic doses.
Psychoanalysis and the Re-Enchantment of Psychiatry: Jonathan Shedler, PhD
July 29th 2020In this interview, Dr Aftab and Dr Shedler discuss the relationship between the psychoanalytic worldview and the medical model, and they reexamine the role of psychodynamic psychotherapy in contemporary psychiatry and psychology.