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Solitary Confinement: It Defines Who We Are

In the opinion of this psychiatrist, solitary confinement of mentally ill prisoners is cruel and unusual punishment.

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Will $650 Million in Genetic Studies Solve the Mystery of Mental Illness?

July 24, 2014 | Couch in Crisis, Neuropsychiatry

Some doubt that even $650 million will go very far in speeding up the solution to the vast jigsaw puzzle known as neuroscience. According to this author, we have learned a great deal in basic science, but nothing at all that translates to better clinical care.

The Rise of Cranial Electrotherapy

Stephen N. Xenakis, MD

News | July 24, 2014 | Electroconvulsive Therapy

By Stephen N. Xenakis, MD

Cranial electrotherapy devices, soon to be only home-use device approved to treat depression, can be an essential adjunctive treatment to standard modalities of care for soldiers and veterans, says this psychiatrist.

Cultural Disparities in Mental Health Care: Closing the Gap

Deborah Goebert, DrPH

July 23, 2014 | Cultural Psychiatry, Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide

By Deborah Goebert, DrPH

Minorities remain less likely to receive diagnosis and treatment for their mental illness and more likely to die by suicide. As ethnocultural diversity within the US grows, psychiatrists are increasingly evaluating attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of a broad spectrum of ethnocultural groups.

Manpreet K. Singh, MD, MS

July 23, 2014 | Child Adolescent Psychiatry

By Manpreet K. Singh, MD, MS

Innovative approaches that advance our understanding of the mechanisms that confer risk for psychiatric illness in youths is the focus.

Blood Revival: Young Mice Reverse Aging in the Old

Alisa G. Woods, PhD

July 22, 2014 | Geriatric Psychiatry

By Alisa G. Woods, PhD

Is there something in young blood that holds the key to preventing or reversing cognitive decline and/or dementia associated with aging? The answer to that question is the subject of intense recent research. Details here.

Vascular Psychiatry: A New Specialty?

David Hsu, MD

News | July 21, 2014 | Geriatric Psychiatry, Alzheimer, Couch in Crisis, Delirium, Dementia, Vascular Dementia

By David Hsu, MD

Vascular surgeons, internists, and neurologists all exist—but why aren’t there any vascular psychiatrists? There certainly is a need.

Solitary Confinement: It Defines Who We Are

Douglas A. Kramer, MD, MS

July 18, 2014 | Forensic Psychiatry, Couch in Crisis, Risk Assessment, Trauma And Violence

By Douglas A. Kramer, MD, MS

Detainees in state and federal prisons have committed crimes that many of us can never forgive. But how we treat such people beyond the loss of freedom and certain rights is entirely about who we are as a society. More in this commentary.

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Podcasts

Q&A: Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Suicide
Psychiatric Times Editors
June 02, 2014 | Suicide
By Psychiatric Times Editors
This video features a particulary poignant section of a Q&A between National Council for Behavioral Health President and CEO Linda Rosenberg and NatCon 2014 Keynote Speaker Hillary Rodham Clinton, on suicide.
Harnessing the Innate Plasticity of the Brain for Recovery
Thomas R. Insel, MD
May 27, 2014 | Neuropsychiatry, APA2014, Schizophrenia
By Thomas R. Insel, MD
We talk about mental disorders as brain disorders, but what does that really mean? How does it change the way we think about autism, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and other illnesses? The answer to these questions are still evolving. More in this video exclusive with NIMH Director Thomas Insel, MD.
Imagine the Possibilities: Vice President Joe Biden on Mental Health
Psychiatric Times Editors
May 20, 2014 | APA2014, Career, Cultural Psychiatry
By Psychiatric Times Editors
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden spoke at this year's American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in New York. Here, a video clip from his speech.
DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis: Meet the Author
Michael B. First, MD
May 01, 2014 | APA2014, Career, DSM-5
By Michael B. First, MD
A video featuring the author of the DSM-5 Handbook, Dr Michael First describes differential diagnosis and assessment, central components of clinical practice.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Depressive and Memory Problems in Older Adults
Steven P. Roose, MD
Bret R. Rutherford, MD
May 19, 2014 | Geriatric Psychiatry, Cognitive Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder
By Steven P. Roose, MD and Bret R. Rutherford, MD
What treatments are effective for mild chronic depression in older patients? Are there novel antidepressant medications with fewer adverse effects than current treatments? In this podcast, experts report on the latest updates in the evaluation and treatment of depression in older adults.
Bipolar Disorder: Update on Diagnosis
S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH
May 06, 2014 | APA2014, Bipolar Disorder
By S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH
Is bipolar disorder overdiagnosed? Underdiagnosed? Neither? In this podcast, Dr S. Nassir Ghaemi offers his perspective on those questions.
Strategies to Help Manage the Agitated Patient
Scott L. Zeller, MD
May 02, 2014 | APA2014, Psychiatric Emergencies
By Scott L. Zeller, MD
Agitation is a spectrum of symptoms . . . it can go all the way from being irritable up to pacing to lashing out to clenched fists to outright violence. Intervention via de-escalation techniques at an early stage is optimal. More in this podcast.
Persistent Loneliness: A Relentless—and Prevalent—Problem
Donna M. Sudak, MD
May 02, 2014 | APA2014, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Major Depressive Disorder
By Donna M. Sudak, MD
What are the psychological and physiological effects of persistent loneliness? How prevalent in the US? What role can cognitive behavioral therapy play for persistently lonely people? In this podcast, an expert offers a brief overview of this underappreciated, but often overlooked, problem.

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