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Remember John Hinckley Jr: A Triumph for Psychiatry, But a Failure for Gun Safety
Have we learned anything from history regarding gun safety?
Pediatricians Submit 300+ Personal Gun Violence Testimonies to Congressional Record
The American Academy of Pediatrics included these testimonies in a statement submitted to the US Senate Judiciary Committee in advance of the committee’s hearing on gun violence prevention.
Our Women Deserve Better
“Changing the status quo requires all of us to take an active stand.”
Behavioral Health Crisis Care’s Carpe Diem Moment
We have a golden opportunity to determine the future of behavioral health crisis care in the United States.
Cultural Issues in Caring for Patients With Psychosis
Sociocultural factors have been shown to impact both the presentation and course of schizophrenia/psychosis. Learn more here.
Comorbidity Before and After a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Researchers investigated population-level phenotypes occurring before and after diagnosis of schizophrenia using a large health insurance claims dataset.
The Healing Power of Poetry
How can writing poetry help clinicians process their emotions and explore their personalities outside of medicine?
Glucose Metabolism and Obesity in Bipolar Disorder
Researchers performed a meta-analysis of the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, impaired fasting, glucose, and general and abdominal obesity in bipolar disorder.
Enhancing Well-Being with CBT
How can a greater emphasis on valued experiences both promote well-being and alleviate stress in patients?
Beyond Schizophrenia: Contemporary Perspectives on Psychoses
In this Special Report, clearly delineate the clinical context of selective psychoses.
It’s Disingenuous to Deny the Role of Mental Disturbance in Gun Violence
Can we borrow terminology to help identify—and address—the mental issues associated with gun violence?
Narcolepsy: Making the Right Diagnosis
In this installment of the Around the Practice custom video program, doctors discussed management of narcolepsy.
Pride: An Opposite Action Against Unnecessary Shame
June is Pride month. Here’s why clinicians should be focusing on transgender and nonbinary patients all 12 months of the year.
The Role of Pictures in Reducing Gun Violence
Is a picture really worth a thousand words? And, if so, is it what is needed to make a difference in gun violence reduction?
The Algebra of Kindness
There are only three kinds of people in the world, those who are good at math and those who aren’t.
A Broken Healer: Navigating the Personal/Professional Tightrope of Caregiving
Clinicians are trained in how to help patients with substance use disorders—but what happens when the individual with a substance use disorder is a loved one?
Metformin in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression
Adjunctive metformin in bipolar disorder. Researchers performed a randomized clinical trial of treating insulin resistance to improve clinical outcomes in treatment-resistant bipolar depression.
Gender and Sex Issues in Bipolar Disorder
What are the differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder between the sexes?
The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Supporting Patients With ASD and ADHD
How can we help this unique patient population thrive? Experts weigh in at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting.
Asking Questions, Finding Answers
Progress is dependent on evaluating where you have been, examining what you have done, and considering how you can do better.
A DIGS Model Program to Prevent Violence in Troubled Youth
If only the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium had reached Uvalde before the elementary school shooting there…
Careers
Willpower and ADHD
Experts discuss the role of motivation and willpower in ADHD at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting.
Alleviating Opioid Use Disorder With Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Medication-Assisted Treatment
Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Complications of COVID-19
An expert discusses the effects of long COVID on the brain at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting.
The Obligation to Speak Out
Psychiatrists may be in a unique position to offer valuable commentary on political and societal concerns, so long as they adhere to the Goldwater Rule.
The Tulsa Mass Shooting Should be a Red Flag to All Health Care Clinicians
Patient violence calls for increased safety precautions.
A Transformative Journey in THE QUEST: Nepal
“A quotidian life could be transformed by the majesty of the summit. There would be pain to suffer, but not the variety that debilitates—rather, a pain that runs from head to toe and shouts that you are truly alive.”
ADHD Update: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment Issues
Is it ADHD—or something else? The importance of careful assessment for the proper diagnosis and effective treatment of the third most common mental health disorder worldwide.
Valuable Insights to Share With the Psychiatric Community
Psychiatrists have valuable insights on political and societal issues that can be shared with the psychiatric community.