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Protein Kinase C Inhibitors in the Treatment of Bipolar Mania
Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on LGBTQ Youth
The pandemic has exacerbated many existing dangers, and introduced a few new ones.
New Best Practices for Treating Youth With Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Clinicians, families, and patients all report frustration with SSRD treatment in hospitals. It’s time to improve it.
New Beginnings, New Promises
As we close the door to the past, the promise of tomorrow is yet to come.
Divine Vaccine 2021
COVID-19 dominated 2020, but in 2021, the vaccine offers hope.
Developments in Trials of a New OCD Treatment
A new phase 3 trial recently started for the novel treatment troriluzole.
Hope for Dementia-Related Psychosis
A new treatment for hallucinations and delusions in individuals with Alzheimer disease may be on the horizon.
A Recipe for Homemade Obesity: The Association Between Depression, Obesity, and Cognitive Deficits
Evidence suggests that physical activity aids in alleviating mild to moderate symptoms of depression in patients and may promote clinically significant antidepressant effects.
Suicide Risk Following Criminal Arrest
The period following arrest can be particularly dangerous, both in custody and in the community.
Cognition, Bipolar Disorder, and the Self
For many patients, the most painful part of bipolar disorder is the loss of control over their own mind.
After COVID-19 and Beyond the Opioid Wave
Lessons from the opioid epidemic should be applied to cases of methamphetamine abuse.
Diverse Patients, Common Ground
In psychiatry, 2 patients with the same condition are never the same.
Breakthroughs in Alzheimer Disease
New developments in Alzheimer disease treatment and research.
A Pandemic of False Choices
Schools need to be at the heart of our response to the COVID-19 mental health crisis.
Disclosing Ourselves: A Review of 4 Psychiatrist Memoirs
Psychiatrists often disclose as little about themselves as possible. But these memoirists break the mold.
Christmas Red
Blade tips catch and knees kiss ice, my eyes searching for the one skater in every crowd who glides graceful as a god,
Psychotherapy and Meditation in the Treatment of Mental Suffering
Eastern and Western approaches both agree and come into conflict.
Case-Based Psych Perspectives: Treating Schizophrenia in the Era of COVID-19
This article provides a summary of key points discussed in a Case-Based Psych Perspectives Series, shared by Bryce Reynolds, MD, and Hannah Phillips-Hall, MSN, PMHNP-BC.
Adult Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (aADHD)
Although normally associated with children, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can also persist in adulthood, presenting challenges to both patients and clinicians.
Psychiatry and the Dark Night of the Soul
The anatomy of unhappiness is more complex than DSM-5’s categories.
Schizophrenia and AUD
Navigating the treatment options for comorbid schizophrenia and alcohol use
Korean Intellectual Property Office Grants Patent Application for Depression Treatment
VistaGen Therapeutic’s grant application for PH10, an investigational therapeutic agent for the treatment of depression, has been approved.
Schizophrenia in the News
Findings bring us closer to understanding schizophrenia that may enable clinicians to target symptoms.
Psychiatry Comic: Santa Therapy
A therapeutic approach to the holiday wish list.
FDA Recalls A Pair of Drugs Due to a Packaging Mix-Up
Sildenafil and trazodone were inadvertently bottled together, posing serious health risks to consumers.
Group Interventions for Climate Change Distress
From disasters and social disruptions to existential concerns, climate distress groups may not only provide much-needed support to patients but may also help psychiatry’s public health responses.
The Intertwining Effect of Mood Disorders and Infertility
Matters around child-bearing bring up emotions ranging from joy and elation to profound despair, anger, and resentment. Psychiatrists are trained to recognize such issues.
Lessons Learned From Treating COVID-Related Anxiety
Strategies for educating patients on COVID-19 transmission and epidemiology, as well as dispelling myths
Drug for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder Announces Positive Trial Results
Axsome Therapeutics released details from their COMET-SI trial for AXS-05, an oral investigational NMDA receptor.
An Optimistic Prognosis for 2021
The field of psychiatry is uniquely suited to address the psychological factors associated with the past year (and what lies ahead).