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Book/Film Review | October 17, 2017 | Film And Book Reviews

What one brings to the table from one’s own life may figure prominently —and poignantly —in one’s response to a film score.

Neurostimulation Therapeutics in Psychiatry —The Promise and Potential Pitfalls

October 16, 2017 | Neuropsychiatry, Special Reports

By Raymond Cho, MD, MSc

Neurostimulation approaches offer an exciting set of therapeutic alternatives to traditional pharmacotherapy for psychiatric disorders.

Figure. The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis

The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis and Women’s Mental Health: PCOS, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, and Perimenopause

October 13, 2017 | Depression

By Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Janna S. Gordon-Elliott, MD, Carrie L. Ernst, MD, Madeleine E. Fersh, MD, Elizabeth Albertini, MD, Shari I. Lusskin, MD, and Margaret Altemus, MD

The authors review basic neuroendocrine function and the evidence base of hormonal contribution to psychiatric symptoms in PCOS, PMDD, and perimenopause. They also offer strategies for psychiatrists for both clinical assessment and management of women with neuroendocrine dysfunction.

Trait Stages of Diagnosis for Borderline Personality Disorder

Peter Fonagy, OBE, FMedSci, FBA, PhD

Chloe Campbell, PhD

Anthony W. Bateman, MA, FRCPsych

October 13, 2017 | Personality Disorders, Borderline Personality

By Peter Fonagy, OBE, FMedSci, FBA, PhD, Chloe Campbell, PhD, and Anthony W. Bateman, MA, FRCPsych

The authors describe an alternative model for BPD diagnosis that is dimensional in nature and requires fulfillment of 4 of 7 personality traits.

What Was Wrong with the Las Vegas Mass Murderer?

October 13, 2017 | Couch in Crisis, Cultural Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Trauma And Violence

By H. Steven Moffic, MD

Evil? Psychopathology? Mental illness? Gambling disorder? Brain tumor? Can future massacres be prevented if we understand what caused the Las Vegas shooter to become our country's biggest mass murderer?

New Diagnostic Codes for Substance Use Disorders and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

October 12, 2017 | Substance Use Disorder, Neuropsychiatry

By Michael B. First, MD

Several updates to ICD-10-CM affect the diagnostic codes used by mental health practitioners. One important update involves the codes for substance use disorders. Details here.

How to Use Light Therapy in Bipolar Disorder

Chris Aiken, MD

October 12, 2017 | Bipolar Disorder, Integrative Psychiatry

By Chris Aiken, MD

A novel protocol lights the way for a promising treatment for bipolar depression.

Videos
Slideshows

Warning: Antidepressants May Cause Messaging Manslaughter
September 19, 2017 | Psychopharmacology, Tales from the New Asylum, Forensic Psychiatry, Risk Assessment
By James L. Knoll IV, MD and George David Annas, MD
Neither time nor science has given pause to some attorneys who exploit the misunderstanding that surrounds the putative "criminogenic" effects of antidepressants.
Self-Disclosure by Psychiatrists
September 13, 2017 | Career
By H. Steven Moffic, MD
How much should you reveal about yourself to your patients? To colleagues? To the state medical society? H. Steven Moffic, MD, takes a look at this issue in this video.
Which Came First: Fatigue or Depression?
August 11, 2017 | Major Depressive Disorder
By Steven D. Targum, MD
5 key questions to ask as part of a comprehensive differential assessment of fatigue and depression.
Cognitive Enhancement—With Yoga
August 08, 2017 | Geriatric Psychiatry, Alzheimer, Integrative Psychiatry
By Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS
In this pilot study, older adults who practiced yoga did better on measures of verbal and visual memory and executive function than those in memory training classes.