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Poll: How Much Do You Know About Muscarinic Receptor Agonists?
How comfortable do you feel in your knowledge of this type of treatment?
A Case of Comorbid PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder
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Hope for Muscarinics: A New Option for Schizophrenia
Later this month, the FDA will vote on KarXT, a novel muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist.
A Weekend of Social Psychiatric Problems
Here’s what Dr Moffic plans to cover in this week…
Much Ado About Something: Why There’s Excitement Behind Novel Mechanism of Action in Schizophrenia
Why are experts excited about KarXT, a novel muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist that, if approved, is poised to revolutionize schizophrenia treatment?
When Bullying Focuses on Weight: Trauma-focused CBT is a Promising Treatment
Integrative Community Therapy in Brazil: An Interview with Adalberto de Paula Barreto, MD, PhD – Community Psychiatry Part II
A therapist asks a question that makes me glimpse the eternal.
End-of-Life Care for Patients With Psychiatric Disorders
In this CME article, learn how best to provide end-of-life care to patients with psychiatric disorders.
John Krystal, MD: Exploring the Future of Ketamine and Psychedelic Treatment
John Krystal, MD, explores the future of ketamine and psychedelics in psychiatry, shedding light on their potential to improve patient care by increasing options treatment options.
To Be or Not to Be? Understanding False Positives in Bipolar Diagnosis
The context and timing of symptoms is critical for a timely and accurate bipolar diagnosis.
Ficus Lyrata...
"One September morning, the day I started medical school, I placed a two-foot specimen in my sunny south window."
Managed Care Deja Vu
Are we reliving the evolution of managed care from the 1980s and 1990s?
Guidelines for Supporting the Dying and Their Families
Meeting the needs of the dying and their families requires a deep and clear understanding of competent and compassionate care.
Borderline Personality Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Myths in Diagnosis
Is the complex posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis being used to avoid the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder?
Harnessing Digital Innovation: Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Rural America
How can we improve rural mental health?
Overcoming Obstacles: Ganesha Chathurthi and “The Life of Pi”
If psychiatrists of different religions and spiritual beliefs coupled with psychological insights cannot overcome conflict and achieve peace, who can?
The September Triangle of Mental Health Dangers
A trio of problem unite in September...
Suffering Revisited: Tenets of Intensive Caring
Intensive caring offers a way of addressing suffering designed to better meet the needs of patients and families.
“This Is Not Me!”: The Debilitating Impact of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a condition that is often underestimated and mistaken for typical premenstrual symptoms or mood swings.
Psychiatrists Should Strongly Support Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Assisted outpatient treatment is not intended to replace comprehensive, easy-to-access, voluntary treatment. Here's why we need it, according to one expert.
KarXT: PDUFA Date Approaches for Potential Treatment for Schizophrenia
The PDUFA date for KarXT for schizophrenia is September 26, 2024. Here’s what one expert thinks of this potential treatment.
Death Is No Enemy
Far less attention is paid by mental health clinicians to aspects of death and dying. This Psychiatric Times Death and Dying Special Report helps fill some of that gap.
The Happiness Paradox of the Health Care Professional
A psychiatrist ponders: What happens when your career, which usually brings you joy and gratitude, paradoxically becomes a source of great stress?
The Boomerang Effect in Assassination Risks
The Boomerang Effect: when an individual’s attempt to persuade someone else has the opposite effect, coming back to haunt the messenger, like a boomerang thrown correctly comes back toward the thrower.
The Role of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Clinical Placements in Shaping the Future of Care
The emergence of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners as key players in mental health care delivery has become increasingly apparent.
"Ficus Lyrata"
"...the heart-shaped ficus leaves dropping like sad notes from a Spanish song..."
A Ketamine Journal, Interrupted
Should ketamine be used at all when FDA-approved Spravato is available and insurance will pay for it?
Armenia and Our Current Military, Cultural, and Psychological Genocides
We cannot learn from history unless we talk about it…
"Poetry"
"Poetry arrived in search of me."
It Is Friday the 13th and Cats Are on the Loose
The season of the cat…
