SPOTLIGHT -
Heart Failures
Presenting the first-prize winner of the 2022 Gerald F. Berlin Creative Writing Award.
Under the Influence: Misuse of Apetamin, the Illicit Social Media Weight-Gain Drug
In overdose, cyproheptadine may cause central nervous system depression and sedation, as well as anticholinergic syndrome.
Legislating Medical Procedures
The protections of Roe v. Wade may be coming to an end. What will this mean for mental health?
ADHD and the COVID-19 Pandemic
What are the unique challenges for individuals with ADHD?
Study Examines Best Practices for Managing Perinatal Depression
Recommendations are often vague, contradictory, according to investigators.
The Science of Resilience and Wisdom
What can we learn about resilience from senior citizens?
Psychological Reflections on Miscarriage
When helping patients in the hardest moments of their lives, it is important to have empathy for them—and for ourselves.
Neurodiversity as a Strength-Based Psychiatry
It’s time to take a closer look at neurodiversity.
Insomnia and Cognition in Males vs Females With Schizophrenia
“In the general population, insomnia is associated with greater cognitive impairment, but its association (and potential sexual dimorphic effect) in schizophrenia is less clear.”
The Effect of Socioeconomic Factors on Depression Treatment
Home environments have a clear impact on depression treatment outcomes.
Aging, Ageism, and the Attitude of Youth
Is the United States ageist?
Wellness, Well Played
“A song is never just a song, and a playlist is never just a playlist.”
Promising Strategies for Treatment-Resistant Depression
In this CME, review novel, currently available, and promising pharmacological treatment options for treatment-resistant depression.
Psychotherapy: A Core Psychiatric Treatment
How important is psychotherapy today?
Parents Exceed Physicians in Burning Out!
Parents and physicians are facing epidemic rates of burnout.
A Conversation With an Addictions Psychiatrist
Making Connections
How can mental health professionals and law enforcement work together to get individuals in mental health crisis the care they need?
Study Explores Link Between ADHD and Internet Gaming Disorder
Some of the more severe ADHD symptoms noted were depression/withdrawal, problems with socialization.
Four Dogmas of Antipsychiatry
These persistent fallacies have misled the public and undermined treatment of those with psychiatric illnesses.
Transformative Wellness
Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy: a promising whole-person approach to improve lives for individuals with serious mental health challenges.
A Dangerous Evolution?
There have been many exciting advances in telemedicine in recent years. But does telemedicine really allow us to be genuinely present for our patients?
Cracking the “Creek” of Contentment
Schitt’s Creek is a show that teaches us how to see light in the darkest of the times.
A Headlong Act of Love: The Gerald F. Berlin Creative Writing Award
The Gerald F. Berlin Creative Writing Award is rewarding future doctors and poets alike.
Resilience, Reminders, and Resonance in the Lives of These Psychiatrists
Over the past year, we’ve lost some amazing psychiatrists who can teach us a lot about resilience.
Spring Awakenings and Awareness
Spring: a time of rebirth and renewal.
Wounded Workers: Let Their Tales Be Told
An occupational psychiatrist reflects on lessons learned as well as the need for advocacy.
Phase 3 Study on Treatment of Agitation in Alzheimer Disease Doses First Patient
Top-line data for study is expected in late 2022, early 2023.
In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss
Compelling new book discusses love, Alzheimer disease, and medical aid in dying.
Happy National Correctional Officers and Employees Week
The first week of May is National Correctional Officers and Employees Week.
Makeshift Medical Care Amid Mayhem of War
One doctor shares his experience from the frontlines in Ukraine.