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Drained physicians who don't practice self care may harm themselves and their patients. Here's one way to take a breather.

Although genetic discoveries are sprouting up like wildflowers, let's stop and smell the roses.

We celebrate April Fool’s Day for sound psychological reasons, and there are lessons to be learned.

We invite you to join our Early Career Advisory Board and share your insights about psychiatry, your interests, ideas, and goals.

We are seeking your real-life story that can move, teach, and inspire other psychiatrists.

After a brief description of the scope of an important IOM report, this article summarizes content that is especially relevant for psychiatrists.

Recent data show that widespread discrepancy exists between clinical guidelines and practice patterns for ADHD, dementia, and bipolar disorders.

Recently, there were two reports about concerns over changes in terminology in our field. So, what's in a name?

This will be a busy year as the role of new digital tools in medicine converge to offer novel opportunities to clinical care.

We psychiatrists are best equipped to design and participate in programs to help diminish workplace triggers for burnout. And, even more important, we are well equipped to recognize signs of burnout in ourselves.

Hopefully the words imparted here convey the scope of our profession and psychiatry at its best. We have been-and should be-so much more than the current 15-minute med check.

We invite you to reflect on your diagnostic understanding of topics presented this year.

Remembering notable clinicians and members of the public who made a difference.

The events here were cited as the most important changes in psychiatry since 1945.

Most psychiatrists do not fit neatly into the biological or psychodynamic camps. Instead, like surgeons, they will implement tools that reduce the suffering and enhance the well-being of the patient.

For PTSD in psychiatrists and other mental health care providers to be addressed, a major shift in medical culture and thinking is needed.

A report on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, excessive waste, and frivolous expenditures-all at the expense of those who suffer from psychiatric illness.

What is behind the glaring lack of controls over prescription drug costs, even for everyday medications?

The Medici effect is upon us in biomedicine, and it’s called convergence science.

In this issue of Psychiatric Times, the authors cover climate change, women's health issues, forensic psychiatry, addiction and AIDS, cultural psychiatry, and other clinically useful topics.

There is an impressive array of presentations and speakers at an upcoming meeting, the only one in the country to address behavioral emergencies in the acute care setting.

With a consistent and evolving presence in the US, forensic psychiatry has grown increasingly complex, with many specialty areas under its subspecialty umbrella.

The stories of two psychiatrists who died recently-one who passed away gently at the end of a long life; the other died violently, much too soon.

The Editor in Chief of Psychiatric Times discusses some of our new initiatives to bring readers the most up-to-date information in the field of psychiatry.

Continuing medical education activities for clinicians who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders.

Don't miss the June 28th issue of the New York Times magazine with a special series on psychiatric issues that illustrate for general readers some of the most important - and exciting - advances in our field.

"The time is right to use research-informed interventions and implementation strategies to address the quality chasm for mental health care," says to NIMH Director Insel.

Telehealth is at a tipping point and is gaining momentum. Although there are some technological and logistical hurdles, most clinicians would likely find these to be minor and outweighed by the benefits of expanding access to mental health care to those in need.

To some external observers, it may seem like psychiatrists just go through the complicated mechanics of making a diagnosis, developing a treatment plan, and prescribing needed interventions. But there is so much more to it.

Trying to change behavior-in programs as well as people-often evokes tenacious resistance. Writing for the better can become a vehicle for that change.