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Cannabis Use As A Risk Factor For Psychosis

This PEER to PEER Exchange offers you and your peers the chance to learn about, and to discuss, the hot-topic issue of cannabis use as a risk factor for psychosis.

• The prevalence, history, and components of cannabis
• The risk of psychotic episodes and psychosis
• Recommendations for communicating cannabis-related information to patients and more...

Recent Content

Mandela and Mental Health

H. Steven Moffic, MD

December 09, 2013

By H. Steven Moffic, MD

As the accolades roll in for Nelson Mandela on his death, lost among his astonishing accomplishments may be his relevance to mental health.

When Psychiatry Battled the Devil

Richard Noll, PhD

December 06, 2013 | History of Psychiatry

By Richard Noll, PhD

We owe it to the current generation of clinicians to remember that an elite minority within the American psychiatric profession played a small but ultimately decisive role in the cultural validation, and then reduction, of the Satanism moral panic between 1988 and 1994.

CDC Report Finds ADHD Diagnosis, Treatment in Children and Adolescents Continue to Rise

Heidi Anne Duerr, MPH

December 03, 2013 | ADHD, Child Adolescent Psychiatry

By Heidi Anne Duerr, MPH

ADHD is on the rise according to a new report from the CDC, and most youngsters with the diagnosis are receiving treatment for the disorder. But the report raises a number of clinical implications . . .

More Than Meets the Eye: Spotting Medical Mimics

Sharon Packer, MD

December 02, 2013 | Couch in Crisis, Bipolar Disorder, Career, Challenging Cases, Residents Corner

By Sharon Packer, MD

As practicing physicians, we constantly ask ourselves when and where to alert patients to bad possibilities that may occur in the future. More in this installment of "Why Psychiatrist Are Physicians First," by Sharon Packer, MD.

Tipsheet: 5 Subtypes of Stalkers

November 29, 2013 | Trauma And Violence, Tipsheets

A stalker may approach or follow the victim, or keep their residence under surveillance, setting up a perpetual cycle of fear for the victim and frustration or anger for the perpetrator. Here, subtypes of stalkers to determine which type of behavior his or her communications suggest.

Psychosis Risk Syndrome Is Back

Allen Frances, MD

Blog | November 26, 2013 | On DSM-5, DSM-5, Schizophrenia

By Allen Frances, MD

"Psychosis Risk" can now be diagnosed as “Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome” and used to bill for insurance reimbursement. Many bearing the diagnostic label are young adolescents and adults in whom schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder will never develop.

A Year of Community Grieving in Newtown: A Tale of Two Publications

H. Steven Moffic, MD

Blog | November 22, 2013 | Couch in Crisis, Disaster Psychiatry, Trauma And Violence

By H. Steven Moffic, MD

We know so little about community grieving. What is normal and what is not? What can help and what can harm? Does the community need intermittent town hall meetings, based on what we learned about therapeutic communities in longer term stays in inpatient hospitals? Perhaps the tragedy in Newtown needs a careful analysis over time.

Videos
Podcasts

Biggest Challenges Facing Psychiatry
Philip R. Muskin, MD
News | November 15, 2013 | DSM-5, Cultural Psychiatry
By Philip R. Muskin, MD
In this brief video, Psychiatric Times’ new Editoral Board member talks about what DSM-5, the medical home, and the search for money to fund novel approaches to new psychiatric treatments may mean to the practice of psychiatry.
Spiritual Matters: Inspiring Clinical Care
John R. Peteet, MD
Michael A. Norko, MD, MAR
Wai Lun Alan Fung, MD, ScD
News | November 13, 2013 | Cultural Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
By John R. Peteet, MD, Michael A. Norko, MD, MAR, Wai Lun Alan Fung, MD, ScD, and Theresa A. Yuschok, MD
Can spirituality be used as a tool in treatment? In this video, Dr Michael Norko briefly discusses spirituality and its role in clinical care. Colleagues also summarize their recent presentations on spirituality and religion in psychiatric practice.
Veterans Day and Military Mental Health: The Startling Facts
News | November 11, 2013 | Military Mental Health, PTSD
The invisible wounds of war continue to infiltrate the minds and consciousness of veterans and their families, as shown in this infographic and public service announcement by the APA, featuring by Rep. Patrick Kennedy.
OCD: An Overview of Effective Treatments
H. Blair Simpson, MD, PhD
November 11, 2013 | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychopharmacology
By H. Blair Simpson, MD, PhD
An expert summarizes the effectiveness of the treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder, including pharmacotherapy and a very specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Panic Disorder: Keys to Evidence-Based Effective Treatment
Stephen V. Sobel, MD
October 30, 2013 | Panic Disorder, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, USPC2013, Psychopharmacology
By Stephen V. Sobel, MD
Keys to the management of panic disorder include appropriate use of psychotropic medication and psychotherapy predicated on an understanding of the disorder's biopsychosocial underpinnings. Here, Stephen V. Sobel, MD, focuses on treatment options.
Panic Disorder: Keys to Management
Stephen V. Sobel, MD
October 25, 2013 | Panic Disorder, Anxiety, USPC2013, Psychopharmacology
By Stephen V. Sobel, MD
Keys to the management of panic disorder include appropriate use of psychotropic medication and psychotherapy predicated on an understanding of the biopsychosocial underpinnings. More in this podcast.
Update from the American Society of Addiction Medicine: New Criteria
David Mee-Lee, MD
September 06, 2013 | Addiction, Substance Use Disorder
By David Mee-Lee, MD
Here, a psychiatrist certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine discusses new treatment criteria for addiction.
Managing Physical Illness and Depression
Andrew J. Cutler, MD
August 29, 2013 | Depression
By Andrew J. Cutler, MD
What is the relationship between common illnesses and depression? And why is the relationship so strong? What can clinicians do now to manage both the medical illness and the depression?