SPOTLIGHT -
Advances in Predicting Tardive Dyskinesia
A prediction model may help identify treatment characteristics associated with TD among patients with psychiatric disorders taking antipsychotic medications.
Is It Time to Legalize Cannabis?
The controversial question of whether to legalize cannabis has emerged front and center as an important issue that deserves a serious and thoughtful dialogue.
Cannabidiol as an Adjunctive Treatment for Schizophrenia
Cannabis continues to be the most commonly used illicit drug in the US, and the potential beneficial effects of CBD on cognition in patients with schizophrenia have critical importance.
Divestment in Fossil Fuels: A Preventive Public Health Strategy
The profound effects of climate change on mental health have become increasingly difficult to ignore.
A Complicated Case of Psychiatric Disability
What to do when a patient says they need disabled status, but you believe otherwise?
21st Century Reefer Madness
Many have said that truth is the first casualty of war. In the war on drugs, truth died before the first shot was fired.
The Week the EMR Went Down
We fled the computer room like inmates after lightning fries the prison fence. Then we rounded with nurses who knew the doses and what made patients moan...
AIMS Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
This video will help clinicians detect tardive dyskinesia and movement disorders in patients taking antipsychotic drugs.
Using Pharmacogenetics in Making Treatment Decisions for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia in Later Life: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Strategies
With the prevalence of schizophrenia in older adults set to double and reach 1.1 million people in the US by 2025, greater attention to research and policy regarding this population is needed.
Cognitive Training for Neural System Dysfunction in Psychotic Disorders
Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness
In his latest book, Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness, Dr Hanson discusses the scientifically grounded foundation for lasting wellbeing.
THE QUIZ: Chronic Pain and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Test your knowledge on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their resultant effects on cognitive function and mental health.
Tardive Dyskinesia Quiz: Medical Comorbidities
In this quiz, learn which medical disorders patients with schizophrenia and comorbid TD are likely to contend with.
Climate Disruption and the Psychiatric Patient
While some psychiatrists may doubt the connection between climate disruption and psychiatric disorders, the evidence is growing stronger every day.
AIMS Program Guide
A program guide for the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale video.
Looking at the Past and Forward to the Future
We have come a long way in psychiatry, but we are still at the beginning of the story of understanding the human brain.
The Movie on Your Patient’s Mind
Inquiring about a patient’s favorite movie sometimes proves unexpectedly revealing.
The Complexities Behind the Act of Suicide
A layperson's perspective after deliberating on the meaning of suicide for decades after the loss of his wife.
Ketamine for Stress-Related Psychopathology and Suicidality: A Brief Update
This CME provides a comprehensive understanding of psychopharmacologic treatments for stress-induced psychopathology and the need for novel, rapid-acting agents.
Becoming a Doctors’ Doctor
A teaching moment never to be forgotten, little did the author know that this action on his patient's part would be the harbinger of an amazing career looking after physicians.
Overheard Conversation, ICU
Do I have to speak? I know you know...
Vitamin Supplementation for First-Episode Psychosis?
New research considers the effects of folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 supplementation on symptom and neurocognitive outcomes in patients with FEP.
Tardive Dyskinesia Quiz: Scales, Syndromes, and Spontaneity
Tardive syndromes include a broad spectrum of abnormal movements. Which movement disorders can resemble tardive dyskinesia? Find out in the quiz.
Duty of Care and Informed Consent
Medical malpractice, a form of professional negligence, remains a heavily criticized legal solution for ensuring patient autonomy and competent health care.
Cariprazine May Decrease Substance Abuse in Patients With Bipolar I Disorder
Substance use disorders are a common comorbidity in individuals with bipolar disorder. Adding cariprazine to their medication regimen may improve symptoms of both disorders.
Portrait of a Psychiatrist: A Relay Handoff
As physicians, the risk of being sued is one of our greatest concerns.
A Malpractice Marathon
A courageous piece that tells the story about a lawsuit that dragged on for nearly two decades after the sudden and unexpected death of this psychiatrist's patient.
Sorting Out the Antidepressant “Withdrawal” Controversy
With a combined 70+ years of clinical experience, the authors discuss scenarios that represent two possible outcomes of discontinuing serotonergic antidepressants.
Introduction: Convergence of Thought?
Peter F. Buckley, MD introduces part 1 of our Special Report on schizophrenia.