SPOTLIGHT -
Sunset Reflections
Being grateful and enjoying one's surroundings can go a long way after a long, hard day.
Breaking the Confidence Bias
What is the difference between self-esteem and self-confidence to self-promote—and how does it affect women in clinical practice?
The Strength of Women Patients
For Women’s History Month, one doctor honors women patients who have been brave, strong, and inspirational.
Challenges with mHealth Apps for Depression and Suicide Prevention
Learn what potential challenges come with mHealth apps and how to overcome them to best fit patient needs.
Health and Solitary Confinement: Issues and Impact
How does isolation affect incarcerated individuals—and the broader society?
Chronic Kidney Disease and Lithium—A New Perspective
Disinformation? There are Remedies for That
Efforts are underway to design and advance solutions to disinformation.
The Blueprint: Strategizing and Partnering to End Youth Suicide
The Chief Medical Officer for the AFSP sat down with Psychiatric Times to talk about the new Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention.
While Listening to Annie Lamott Give Tim Ferriss Her Advice for Writers
“Step 1: put your butt in a chair for 45 minutes every day and get down a shitty draft.”
Beware: It’s the Ides of March Today!
When you apply politics to everyday life, the harmful physical and psychological effects on our everyday lives become apparent.
Parental Age and Risk of Bipolar Disorder
Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of paternal and maternal age and risk of bipolar disorder in the offspring.
Premature Mortality in Bipolar Disorder
Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of life expectancy and years of potential life lost in bipolar disorder.
Treating Depression and Preventing Suicide: The Impact of mHealth Apps
How can these mHealth apps help in the treatment of depression?
Optogenetics and Piercing the Professional Armor
Karl Deisseroth's new book is a compelling, educational experience for readers.
Life Imitates Art and Art Imitates Life in Ukraine
What literature can we use to stay updated on the situation in Ukraine?
Inspirational Woman Personified: My Mommie
Mothers: the first inspiration.
Talking About Psychotherapy: A New Blog
Exploring the importance of the psychotherapeutic relationship.
If Looks Could Kill
How the fetishization of Black bodies and the weaponization of European beauty standards are used against Black women in sport.
Psychiatry for Primary Care: An Update on Substance Use Disorders (Part 4)
The data on substance use disorders are staggering. What can primary care providers do to help?
“There’s No Point”: Alcohol Use Disorder Relapses
Alcohol use disorder: one of the most prevalent mental health disorders worldwide.
Psychiatry for Primary Care: Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention (Part 3)
In the absence of definitive data, how can primary care providers help prevent suicide and provide compassionate care that promotes quality of life in their patients?
Concerning Content: TikTok’s Effect on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
TikTok has over 1 billion users and dominates youth culture. But is it damaging their mental health?
A Tale of Thanatos and Two Invasions
Is our destructiveness our own undoing?
A Psychiatrist's Ode to Women's History Month
Musings on Women's History Month...
“Inappropriate” Consults: Taxonomy and Strategy
A look at 7 common reasons for "inappropriate" consults, as well as strategies for addressing these calls for assistance.
Psychiatry for Primary Care: An Update on ADHD (Part 2)
Being able to identify ADHD in medical settings is very important. One doctor will offer some guidelines for diagnosis and treatment.
St. Dymphna: Patroness of Psychiatry and Mental Illness
Revisiting the earliest moral therapists and the potential for community in empowering recovery.
“I Want to Do This for My Baby”: The Woes of Pregnancy and Addiction
Substance use disorder may prove to be a significant issue for some mothers.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Psychological Needs is Alive and Well in Ukraine
The hierarchy of 8 human psychological needs—how do we see them in the situation in Ukraine?
Removing the Stigma of Addiction
How can we move toward a culture of education and empowerment?
