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There Will Be More Psychiatrist Eulogies Like This One on Pedro Ruiz, MD: Social Psychiatric Prediction #7
Celebrating the life of Pedro Ruiz, MD…
The Foolishness of Fast Psychiatry
Slow down and take your time.
Gut Microbiota and SSRIs in Major Depression
A gut feeling? Researchers analyzed the gut microbiome in major depression disorder and its modulation by SSRI antidepressants.
Positive Results for Lumateperone in Patients With Mixed Features in Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Depression
New results for a study evaluating lumateperone.
Lewy Body Dementia: Unpacking a Neuropsychiatric Enigma
In this CME, learn the current criteria, unique diagnostic biomarkers, and differential diagnosis of Lewy body dementia.
Prior Authorization Blues
"The rationale for these policies is on a need-to-know basis, and we clinicians evidently do not need to know."
A Comeback of the Indigenous: Social Psychiatric Prediction #6
Indigenous individuals: original discoverers of the world, and potentially its saviors.
Haven
As we cope with another tragedy, a psychiatrist reflects on the importance of a safe haven...
Is Clozapine-Induced Weight Gain Dose-Dependent?
Research investigated this association in a prospective cohort study.
Market Yourself by Leveraging Digital Platforms
Having an appropriate presence on social media can help your career.
A Social Psychopathologies Classification: Social Psychiatric Prediction #5
Should we medicalize social psychopathologies?
Making Connections Between Psychiatry and Dermatology
“Psychiatric comorbidity is very common in my practice and in dermatology in general.”
The Week in Review: March 20-24
From collaborative care for individuals with schizophrenia and COVID-19 to strategies for building patient rapport, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.
Strategies for Building Patient Rapport
Here are 3 ways you can help prevent and overcome difficult situations with patients.
The Traumas of Involuntary Treatment
Involuntary treatment is a trauma.
The United States Psychiatric Association: Social Psychiatric Prediction #4
Should the American Psychiatric Association change its name?
Physical and Mental Health Status in Bipolar Disorder Based on Smoking Status
What are the psychiatric and non-psychiatric correlates of tobacco smoking status in bipolar disorders? Researchers investigated these associations in a large patient cohort.
Healing Through Nature
“I really find that nature is very powerful for me to manage my mind in all sorts of different ways.”
Evenamide for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Recent research evaluated evenamide as an add-on to an antipsychotic for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.
Facilitating Collections From Patients
Collecting fees is essential, but it can be uncomfortable and even difficult. What strategies can you use to ease the burden?
A Psychiatrist US Surgeon General: Social Psychiatric Prediction #3
Should a psychiatrist be the “Nation’s Doctor”?
International Community Must Prioritize Post-War Expansion of Ukraine’s Mental Health Care System
"Considerable resources must be devoted to healing the deep and painful—but frequently invisible—wounds that have scarred the minds of millions of Ukraine’s civilians and soldiers."
Schizophrenia and COVID 19: A Call for Collaborative Care
How can patient-centered, collaborative care help promote safety and stabilization in the treatment of patients with cooccurring diagnoses of schizophrenia and COVID-19?
The Many Facets of Hope
“Clinicians must explain the problem and the treatment in a way that is jargon-free, engages the patient (and) instills hope.”
New Year’s Day Has Passed—but There’s Still Time for Resolutions
Every time you take the long view and act in alignment with your values or aspirations, you strengthen the self-control part of your brain.
Earthquake Relief Efforts: Frontline Heroes
We connected with a group working on the frontlines of Southern Turkey and Northern Syria to assist the survivors of the devastating earthquake.
Psychedelic Daily “Vitamins”: Social Psychiatric Prediction #2
The second coming of psychedelics… what will the outcome be?
ADHD and Smoking Cessation Outcomes With Varenicline
Do ADHD symptoms impact smoking cessation outcomes? Researchers performed a randomized controlled trial of varenicline for tobacco cessation in adolescents and young adults.
Lessons Learned from a Resident-Driven Mental Health Policy Elective Experience
One psychiatry resident describes his experience creating a mental health policy and advocacy elective.
Artificial Psychiatry: Social Psychiatric Prediction #1
AI and psychiatry: where are we headed?
