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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.
Civil Commitment for Substance Use Disorders: Coercion or Compassion?
In this CME, review the clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of the civil commitment for substance use disorders.
Mourning a Role Model of Love for Dads Into Gun Safety (DIGS)
We need more heroes like this man.
Navigating to a Broader Population of First-Episode Patients
What are the benefits of early and comprehensive intervention for patients in their first episode of a serious mental illness?
Mental Health App Collaborates With the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention collaborates with Most Days, a mental health app, to provide suicide prevention expertise and content. Learn more about the partnership here.
Is a Banana a Better Phallic Symbol Than a Gun?
Have you heard of the Savannah Bananas baseball team?
Bullets: Psychiatric and Humanistic Reflections in a Haiku
Catatonic Humanity
A psychiatrist reflects on society's catatonic state.
The Power of Words: Achieving Catharsis While Mourning Tragedies
Sometimes poetry can help in processing tragedies and traumas.
The Rise of Philosophy of Psychiatry: A Portrait of the 2022 AAPP Annual Meeting
The 2022 annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry was full of transformative, interdisciplinary dialogues. Here are some highlights.
Cults in the Age of Influence
Experts discuss appropriate interventions for patients who are victims of undue influence at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting.
Leading the Artificial Intelligence Revolution
Experts discuss psychiatry’s role in the advancement of AI technologies at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting.
