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What does recent research tell us about use of nonprescription weight-loss products among teens?

From psychotherapy vs pharmacotherapy for depression in heart failure to an update on the 2024 medication pipeline for antidepressants and ADHD treatments, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Problematic gaming is challenging to treat. Here's how you can get started.

"As we commemorate Black History Month, it is an opportune time to highlight the contributions of Black clinicians while acknowledging past and current shortcomings as well as the imperative to strive for improved equity for clinicians and patients alike."

"I refuse to see sexual violence as a 'women’s issue.' It is a human issue and should be addressed as one."

Learn more about the inaugural Black Youth Mental Health Clinical Case Conference Series at Yale Child Study Center, a 6-session event in 2024, that focuses on improving mental health care for Black youth and their families.

From pain and suicidality in patients with depression to digital mental health interventions for adolescents with eating disorders, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

The grant programs are aimed at supporting treatment services for pregnant and postpartum individuals and individuals involved in treatment drug courts.

We're looking for articles with an emphasis on clinical care for marginalized populations...

From clinician wellness to THC use in adolescents, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

What is new in research on COVID-19 and mental health?

Regular THC use in adolescence is not a benign activity—it can have life-changing consequences. Here’s what you need to know.

Examine a case of an adolescent with psychosis that seemed to develop during chemotherapy treatment.

What is new in research on sleep?

What is new in research on posttraumatic stress disorder?

Here are some updates from the world of psychiatry throughout the month of December.

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the December 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.

OABD is a significant concern among older adults, characterized by unique presentations and comorbidities. Here's what you need to know.

Clinicians must feel knowledgeable and masterful in incorporating lifestyle and integrative therapies targeting nutrition, stress reduction, normalization of sleep, aerobic and mindful exercise, and meaningful activities that add joy and life to years, and not just years to life.

Here are highlights from some of the year’s top features in Psychiatric Times from throughout 2023.

Although psychiatric disorders are common among older adults, many of these individuals do not get the treatment they need. The Psychiatric Times Special Report on Geriatric Psychiatry discusses how we can improve outcomes for this patient population.

Reviewing a year of CMEs in Psychiatric Times®

Here's how the Jewish stereotype of the hooked nose represents a greater problem: the resurgence of anti-Semitism.

"This letter I write from the heavenly ashes wishing that ebony and ivory twirl as one into the arms of divine humanity."

A transgender psychiatrist, open about her gender transition to patients and the public, just died.

50 years ago, we stopped referring to homosexuality as a mental illness. Where are we now?

From a new look at the famous STAR*D study to updates from the National Academy of Sciences Conference on Adult ADHD, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

What is new in research on ADHD?

Updates from Day 2 at the National Academy of Sciences Conference on adult ADHD.

How can we help refugee youth engage in positive coping strategies and heal from their trauma?