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Eating Disorders Among Older Adults
In this CME article, learn how to evaluate older adults who present with significant appetite and weight changes for the presence of an eating disorder.
Cullud Wattah and the Psychiatric Toll of the Ecological Flint Water Poisoning
The Flint, Michigan water crisis persists.
Views of US Religious Leaders on the Etiology and Treatment of Depression
Researchers analyzed data from the National Survey of Religious Leaders on the state of the psychiatrist-clergy alliance.
Addressing Unmet Needs and Clinical Challenges in MDD
Here are 9 things you need to know about the clinical management of major depressive disorder.
How Not to Think About the Autonomy-Based Argument for Physician-Assisted Suicide
How do we define autonomy?
Thoughts About the Overdose Conundrum
One doctor’s experience with patient suicide.
Recognizing the Black Psychiatrists of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
“The contributions of Black psychiatrists are essential for us achieving the work, achieving our goals, and really leaning into what we find to be our ‘why’ for why we do this work.”
The Psychiatrist’s Role in Caring for Adolescents With Eating Disorders
How can psychiatrists collaborate within the treatment team to help patients on the path to ongoing recovery?
The “Unwinding” of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Condition: 3 Things to Know
Patients with serious mental illness and substance use disorders are expected to be particularly affected by these changes.
Let the Good Times Roll for Psychiatry
How are you celebrating Mardi Gras?
Bulimia Nervosa: Diagnostic Clarification and Determining Levels of Care
Approximately 30 million individuals will be diagnosed with an eating disorder in the United States during their lifetime.
Presidents’ Day and Social Psychiatric Leadership in the American Psychiatric Association
American Presidents and APA Presidents celebrate today…
The Week in Review: February 13-17
From noninvasive brain stimulation treatment for acquired brain injury to an update on the prior authorization process, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.
The Status of Neuromodulation Trials in Eating Disorders
"20% to 30% of patients develop a persistent, hard-to-treat illness."
Schizophrenia From the Psychodynamic Perspective
Although psychotherapy is a core treatment in psychiatry, it is currently underutilized in the management of schizophrenia.
Black History Month Resources
Here are 6 places you can visit to learn more about Black History Month and mental health resources for Black communities.
Remembering Burt Bacharach: That’s What Shrinks Are For!
Do you have any songs with special meaning to you?
May We Never Forget
Black history is American history and world history.
The Fight for Psychiatric Rights and Accountability
"There are a number of themes in my book, and one of them is to subtly bust the myth that people who get diagnosed with serious mental illness cannot recover."
Love, Death, and Regret
Do you have regrets?
Lawmakers Support CMS Rules to Streamline Prior Authorizations
"The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act would make it easier for older patients to get care by modernizing the prior authorization process."
“I’m Just So Tired”: Fatigue in a Medically Complicated Patient
Fatigue is a very common physical complaint. What therapeutic options are available?
"What a Psychiatrist Remembers"
"I remember sitting like my patients when time expired, entire lives grasped in a 50 minute hour..."
Black Pioneers in Mental Health: Test Your Knowledge
How well do you know the immense contributions of African Americans to the mental health field? In honor of Black History Month, Psychiatric Times™ invites you to test your knowledge!
Disease, Disorder, Illness, and All That: How a 12th Century Physician-Philosopher Pointed Us to Our True Calling
What if defining and treating disease is not, after all, the primary function and mission of psychiatry?
Research Explores the Efficacy of Clozapine as a Treatment for Catatonia
There is very modest evidence that clozapine may be associated with improvement of catatonia.
Sex, Loneliness, the Super Bowl, and Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day may serve as a message to Americans…
Governors Join Forces to Support Youth Mental Health
Leaders from across the United States aim to work together to develop bipartisan solutions for the youth mental health crisis.
Treating Acquired Brain Injury With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
"rTMS and tDCS allow for controlled and targeted neuromodulation, and when combined with other therapeutic approaches, they may produce superior outcomes."
Involuntary Treatment of Mental Illness: Here We Go Again
The perilous politics of involuntary treatment…
