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Love, Alzheimer Disease, and Medical Aid in Dying
Approximately 6.5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer disease today, and that number is projected to rise to about 13 million by 2050.
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: The Great Divorce That Never Happened
A frequent criticism of psychiatry: psychiatrists do not learn, practice, or value psychotherapy. Is it true?
The Fathers We Have Loved and Lost: Remembering 2 Mentors Who Shaped a Career and a Life
We lost 2 excellent mentors earlier this month…
Psychiatry Comic: Marriage Counseling
Too much free-ranging?
Methamphetamine-Associated Psychosis: What Should Clinicians Know?
Exploring the association between methamphetamine use and the development of psychotic symptoms, such as paranoid delusions, ideas of reference, and auditory hallucinations.
President Biden Tests Positive for COVID and Baseball Drops the Ball
Here’s why vaccination remains important.
Managing Patient Expectations
What is the first thing you share with your patient when you are about to prescribe a new medication?
It’s Time to Think of Women: Mental Health Services for First-Episode Psychosis
It is time for gender-sensitive first-episode psychosis services.
Invisible People
A physician living with mental illness shares their experience through poetry.
A Recipe for Leadership
What ingredients make a good leader?
Reducing Heavy Drinking Days: Positive Results From Trial for Medication Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
Positive results from the phase 3 trial of AD04 show a 79% reduction in heavy drinking.
Invisible People: My Experience as a Transgender Physician with Mental Illness
Gender-affirming care is important for all transgender patients—including transgender physicians.
Caregiving: Walking the Personal and Professional Tightrope
What happens when a clinician is faced with addiction in their own family?
Brain Inflammation May Link Alzheimer Disease With Sleep Disturbance
Study shows promising results for early detection and prevention efforts.
Programs Promote Well-Being and Career Support for the Neurodiverse Community
How can we bridge the gap between job-seekers in this community and inclusion-minded organizations?
Buprenorphine and Its Therapeutic Potential in Psychiatric Disorders
Researchers discuss new research on buprenorphine, the “gold standard” treatment for opioid use disorder at the APA Annual Meeting.
Antipsychotic Selection Is Important for Reduced Nonadherence in Schizophrenia
Researchers performed a nationwide register-based study of primary antipsychotic nonadherence in schizophrenia.
The Values and Ethics of Leadership
Leaders codes of ethics: how are they similar and different?
Three Digit Light
Reflections on the new suicide hotline...
Grief or Bereavement-Related Depression?
What are their clinical differences?
Upcoming Release of Phase 3 Trial Results for Medication Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
New results are coming for AD04, a potential treatment for patients with alcohol use disorder.
Dietary Interventions for ADHD: Emerging Research and Considerations
What is the connection between ADHD diagnosis and a Western dietary pattern?
Achieving Full Collections: Why Revenue Cycle Management is Key to Practice Success
Social Determinants of Mental Health and Clinical Updates Featured at Meeting
Did you miss the American Psychiatric Association 2022 Annual Meeting? We've got you covered.
When Will We Have A Webb Telescope to Learn More About Our Inner Space of the Brain?
We keep looking to the stars, but should we be looking inside instead?
Opioid Treatment “Mismatch” Threatens Vulnerable Communities
Treatment deserts are adding fuel to the fire of the opioid crisis.
Psychiatry Comic: Rewarding Sessions
Therapy may have unexpected benefits...
Introducing New Medications
Are School Shooters “Psychopaths”?
Exploring the assessment of psychopathy and how a better understanding of these individuals may help us prevent future school shootings.
Humor in Leadership
Laughter may be one of the best medicines in psychiatry and in leadership—if used correctly.
