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Psychiatric Times begins a new series: “Looking Back to Look Forward: This Month in Psychiatry.” Contributors from across the globe will take the opportunity to point out both notable and neglected figures, topics, and developments in the history of psychiatry.

Maternal viral infection during pregnancy is a risk factor for schizophrenia. But there has been relatively less research on the association between maternal bacterial infection during pregnancy and psychosis risk.

Johan Verhulst, MD, left this world exactly as he lived-with grace, honor, integrity, humor, love, humility, intellect, and a continuing interest in our ongoing professional conversations.

Patients with a family history of Alzheimer disease worry that normal aging symptoms are the initial indication of a progressive cognitive impairment that they have observed in their relatives. A variety of interventions are discussed.

The most frequently researched aspect of the relationship between BPD and bipolar disorder has been the frequency of their co-occurrence. Several reviews have estimated a 20% overlap in diagnostic frequency.

From homeless man with mental illness to the Royal College of Psychiatrists-the journey was not easy, but few things worthwhile are.

In this Special Report we offer articles that address the interplay of psychiatric and infectious disease.

Ongoing research has identified multiple infectious diseases that may play a role in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly in people predisposed to genetic and environmental factors.

Nearly all antibiotic agents have been associated with CNS effects. Although uncommon, these events can be severe.

It is crucial for practicing psychiatrists to consider that Alzheimer disease can be aggravated by infections of different origin.

From addressing borderline personality disorder to preventing drug-drug interactions and more, Psych Congress faculty shared useful diagnostic and treatment information.

The good, the bad, and the efficacy of lamotrigine.

Recognizing treatment resistance early can raise the response rate from 30% to 80% in difficult-to-treat cases. in this video, Jonathan Meyer, MD, shares his top strategies to manage it with Chris Aiken, MD.

In short, Epstein’s story was media catnip. Unfortunately, lost in all the sensational coverage of this one man was the systematic mistreatment of people with serious mental illness in the criminal justice system.

In November 2018, the National Rifle Association (NRA) taunted physicians by tweeting, “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.” In response, physicians, including psychiatrists, insisted that firearm death, suicide, injury, and trauma are indeed our lane.

“If someone were to write a book about your life, living with your illness, and all you have seen and suffered and survived, what might be a good title for that book?”

The Clean Air Act (CAA) turned 55 years old last year. Most millennials and Gen Xers have had little idea what this legislation has meant for us, even though it may have given us each almost a year of productive life.

Practicing mindfulness has become a foundational treatment in various mental health professions.

In today’s busy world, everyone is stretched thin for time. Information is coming from all directions, and we are expected to respond at a moment’s notice.

This CME article provides an understanding of the treatment modalities for the management of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescents.

The current Tree of Medicine is rooted in its Hippocratic soil. There are moral absolutes that our profession should stand up for, in spite of legislative or popular pressure, say the authors.

Infectious outbreaks have shaped the psyche of humanity for times immemorial.

I imagine Emma on a winter night, an eight-year-old curled fireside in a wing chair, proving her skill with weeping willows...

Mental illness accounts for a third of all years lived with disability and is associated with twice the relative risk of all-cause mortality. An estimated 8 million deaths are attributable to mental disorders every year, with two-thirds due to comorbid medical illness.

Harnessing this drug interaction can reduce clozapine's metabolic risks, but it needs to be done with care.

The use of analogies can improve the patient-clinician relationship, foster the therapeutic alliance, and open a dialogue for psychoeducation.

Psychiatry plays a central role in exploring and treating the depths of human experience captured by the word “soul.”

According to the authors, physician aid in dying for persons with severe mental illness is gaining acceptance. More In this point/counterpoint.

How we respond to political issues in society is the quintessential ethical challenge mental health clinicians face today. Should psychiatrists set aside diagnosis of public figures amidst sweeping changes in the United States?

What is more concerning? The voices in his head or not being able to decipher them without a hearing aid?