Neuroscience of Morality for the Mental Health Practitioner: A Review
May 8th 2014The study of moral cognition now carries age-old questions and observations into the era of neuroimaging and cognitive neuroscience by the shift toward a capacity for asking, “What are the structures necessary and sufficient for moral reasoning?”
The Current Status of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as a Treatment for Depression
May 7th 2014Evidence has accumulated on the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation in major depression. The authors review its potential mechanism of action, findings from recent clinical trials, and potential role in the treatment of depressive disorders.
Eating Disorders: Understanding Anorexia Nervosa
May 6th 2014How are individuals with anorexia nervosa able to ignore signals regarding hunger that otherwise motivate eating, even when they are severely emaciated? Expert insights and online coverage by Psychiatric Times during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Shedding Light on Grief, Major Depression, and the Bereavement Exclusion
May 5th 2014The removal of the so-called “bereavement exclusion” (BE) from DSM-5 was one of the most difficult and controversial decisions the DSM-5 work groups made, and many clinicians continue to find the distinction between ordinary grief and major depression confusing.
Treating Patients with Visual Loss: How Our Workshop Evolved
May 2nd 2014It seems ironic that the Oedipus myth about self-inflicted blindness is so central to psychiatry, but there are few guidelines on treating sensory loss. Here, the evolution of an APA workshop on treating patients with visual impairments.
Introduction: Understanding the Links Between Neuroscience and Behavior
May 1st 2014An overview of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, a medical specialty committed to better understanding links between neuroscience and behavior and to the care of individuals with neurologically based behavioral disturbances.
Hitler's Children, Other Children, Myself, Ourselves: Legacies of Psychological Trauma
April 22nd 2014Those who have experienced extreme trauma and their descendents have taught us much about resilience, renewal, and redemption-outcomes that are all recalled in this period of the Jewish Passover, Christian Easter, and Holocaust Memorial Week.