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Poll: Social Media in Psychiatry

Quiz | July 31, 2014

By Psychiatric Times Editors

Agree or disagree: Physicians who have a need to make a public statement should not do so using social media. Take the poll and see how your colleagues voted.

Introduction: The Conventional Wisdom About Mood Disorders

Steven Dubovsky, MD

July 31, 2014 | Special Reports, Mood Disorders

By Steven Dubovsky, MD

What is the future of psychiatric assessment and treatment of mood disorders? The articles in this Special Report explore some important aspects and issues.

Persistent Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia, and Chronic Depression: Update on Diagnosis, Treatment

Rudolf Uher, MUDr, PhD

July 31, 2014 | Special Reports, Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Major Depressive Disorder

By Rudolf Uher, MUDr, PhD

Here: an update on the diagnosis, causation, and treatment of chronic depressive problems. The focus is on the recently introduced diagnostic category of persistent depressive disorder.

Psychotic Depression: Underrecognized, Undertreated—and Dangerous

Barnett S. Meyers, MD

July 31, 2014 | Special Reports, Depression, Mood Disorders

By Barnett S. Meyers, MD

Here: the history of psychotic depression for the Study of the Pharmacotherapy of Psychotic Depression (STOP-PD), a summary its epidemiology, significance, diagnostic complexity, and treatment, as well as case vignettes.

A Critical Consideration of the Most Recent Guidelines for Bipolar Depression

Kostas N. Fountoulakis, MD, PhD

July 31, 2014 | Special Reports, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Mood Disorders

By Kostas N. Fountoulakis, MD, PhD

This article reviews the most recent (after 2010) published guidelines on bipolar depression.

Managing the Adverse Effects of Antidepressants

Pascal Sienaert, MD, PhD

July 31, 2014 | Special Reports, Mood Disorders, Psychopharmacology

By Pascal Sienaert, MD, PhD

Most, if not all, antidepressants can cause bothersome adverse effects. These are described here along with strategies to help patients cope.

Humiliation and Its Impact On Our Patients and On Us

H. Steven Moffic, MD

July 30, 2014 | Couch in Crisis, Psychotherapy

By H. Steven Moffic, MD

To some extent, humiliation is part and parcel of the human experience. Some make the case that minor experiences can be psychologically beneficial. The important challenge for mental health professionals to help patients understand and reduce humiliation.

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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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