PTSD

His symptoms worsened throughout most of his hospitalization, leaving him to ponder a grim reality: “This is it. This is how your story ends.”

Sometimes, life’s lessons appear unexpectedly.

Psychiatry has changed, and we now have an acute awareness of the cost of sexual trauma to patients. When it comes to race, however, we still have a lot to learn.

Are patients with cancer also vulnerable to PTSD?

While only a minority of patients with cancer may have diagnosable PTSD, subthreshold symptoms in some patients may be debilitationg enough that clinicians should be aware of the phenomenon.

Frank A. Clark, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Greenville, SC, presents a timely slice of poetic history.

Dr Steve Moffic talks about about some of the psychological dangers clinicians are facing during the pandemic in this video.

We are seeing a rise in hatred and lack of empathy in the face of COVID-19.

The cure should not be worse than the disease; so must we be cautious about our response to COVID-19. More in this video with Harold J. Bursztajn, MD.

Local, state, and federal officials are rushing to implement massively life-altering measures in the current pandemic even as we enter a situation that is still poorly understood.

Here are 5 rape myths perpetuated in our culture, in law enforcement and the military, and in medicine and mental health.

Clinicians work with more male sexual abuse survivors than they may think.

An overview of the theoretical and empirical literature linking PTSD, substance use, and IPV, as well as risk factors for depression and other psychiatric disorders.

Most of us remember where we were when the terrorist bomb shattered our sense of peace in this usually quiet community. The shockwave travelled for miles and across time.

What can psychiatrists in the US do to better prepare themselves and their patients for potential natural disasters? A research psychiatrist answers that question and more in this Psychiatric Times exclusive.

Data suggest that it is important for mental health professionals to screen for interpersonal violence and provide relevant treatment referrals. A selection of widely available and validated interpersonal violence screening measures are described in this slideshow.

According to male rape myths, boys and men cannot be sexually abused. The truth is, the figure is staggering. Yale Psychiatry’s Joan Cook, PhD, offers new insights working with this population.

Patients with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia are more likely to report greater impairment in general functioning as a result of trauma, which is why trauma-informed care is so important.

This article discusses the return to work plan as a solution to the clinical and systemic problems arising from psychiatric disability.

Men face many obstacles in disclosing sexual abuse and assault histories to their clinicians and the public at large. More in this video.

Many refugees have been victims of severe violence that has profoundly affected their physical, psychological, and spiritual lives. Take home points here.

One of the most perplexing challenges for psychiatrists who interact with the workplace is the competing forces for and against mental health.

Despite the outpouring of support, are survivors of mass shootings getting the care they really need?

The impact of school shootings extends far beyond the directly affected school and community. What can we do to help survivors and family members?

Recent findings could pave the way for targeted therapies for conditions associated with hypervigilance and recurrent distressing memories.

How do older adults fare in coping with traumatic events and related psychiatric symptoms compared with younger individuals? Take the quiz and learn more.

This article discusses the risks of supporting versus withholding support for a patient’s disability claim and six key definitions psychiatrists need to understand when they are asked to support such a claim.

What to do when a patient says they need disabled status, but you believe otherwise?

The iconic scene when George C. Scott slaps the soldier with PTSD in Patton and calls him a “yellow-bellied coward” mirrors the historic and continued ambivalence of the military toward the psychological wounds of war.

“Even after the Pittsburgh shootings, our ability to empathize suggests otherwise,” writes Ronald W. Pies, MD, in a commentary regarding the nature and origin of hatred.