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This treatment for agitation associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is moving up the FDA ladder…

Is the COVID-19 burnout enough to make some physicians step away from medicine?

How might droughts and monsoons in India and China lead to problems in American clinics?

Because schizophrenia is associated with increased inflammation, studies on the effects of anti-inflammatory statins are warranted.

A daily serving of almonds improved depressive symptoms in diabetes, but will it work in non-diabetic depression?

Widely recognized as the prime mover behind the psychosomatic medicine movement, Helen Flanders Dunbar, MD, PhD. was a clinician, writer, and founder of the American Psychosomatic Society.

A television drama looks at eating disorders from the patient, physician, and family perspectives. What does it get right—and wrong?

At almost every turn, insurance payers, based on seemingly ignorant and unethical justifications, continue to undermine the quality of psychiatric care.

Are investors harming mental health care?

Against the backdrop of European fascism, an Italian physician pioneered a new treatment.

A preview of 3 pivotal trials suggests promising results, but there are reasons to wait before jumping in with this antipsychotic.

In his William C. Menninger Memorial Lecture, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, shared lessons learned and remaining challenges for the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in terms of mental health and behavioral issues.

How can we face the current pandemic while addressing the brain health crisis?

What is excited delirium syndrome and how should it be treated? The short answer is we do not know.

The pandemic has kept people apart. What are the mental health consequences of being alone? And what would be the benefits of getting back together?

Two doctors discuss the controversial, highly debated film, The Snake Pit.

Overwhelmed and encumbered agencies are increasingly unable to provide critical services for LGBTQ youth, leaving them powerless in impeding a downward spiral into homelessness and associated negative ramifications. There are 5 ways psychiatrists can help.

These 4 disastrous climate change events affected Black Americans disproportionately…

Walking a dark path alone is a common experience for survivors of trauma.

Does it matter which came first, the depression or the heart disease?

How can mental health professionals promote a true community of immunity?

Two posters presented at the APA virtual meeting demonstrated long-acting injectable positive results, costs savings, and increased telehealth for patients with schizophrenia.

Ultimately, the climate change crisis underlies an already growing mental health crisis and Hispanic/Latinx heterogeneity shapes different patterns of environmental injustice.

As all eyes were on the pandemic, another surge simmered below the surface.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health and gender inequalities around the world. Understanding the causes is the first step toward finding solutions.

Finding a program that is a good fit while LGBTQ+ may be more difficult than it seems…

Young, professional women in academic psychiatry are facing down the iceberg: gender discrimination.

How can psychiatry meet its ethical duty to mitigate climate change while also promoting collegiality at conferences?

Words—an excellent reflection of the soul.

An introduction to the May issue of Psychiatric Times.