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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

What We’re Reading Now

Book/Film Review | December 11, 2013 | Film And Book Reviews

Last summer we asked some of our contributors to tell us what they were reading. We’ve now decided to repeat this with What Are You Reading Now. We also thought it would be fun to let you know what we, the staff of Psychiatric Times, is reading.

Introduction: The Successful Management of Psychosis

Cameron Carter, MD

December 11, 2013 | Special Reports, Psychotic Affective Disorders

By Cameron Carter, MD

In the first of a two-part Special Report, the evaluation and management of psychosis is explored across a range of disorders and clinical contexts.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Psychotic Disorders

Daniel Freeman, PhD

December 11, 2013 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Special Reports, Psychotic Affective Disorders

By Daniel Freeman, PhD

The first generation of cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis, when added to standard care, has demonstrated efficacy in treating patients with delusions and hallucinations. Details in this article.

Psychosis and Suicidality in Adolescents

Tatiana Falcone, MD

Jane Timmons-Mitchell, PhD

December 11, 2013 | Special Reports, Psychotherapy, Psychotic Affective Disorders, Suicide

By Tatiana Falcone, MD and Jane Timmons-Mitchell, PhD

Here: information from studies on adolescents with psychosis and a review of the evidence about the risk of suicide and suicidal behavior in this patient population.

Is Suicide Immoral?

Ronald Pies, MD

December 11, 2013 | Suicide

By Ronald Pies, MD

The ethical status of suicide is not a question psychiatrists can ignore. After all, our duty to preserve and protect life is founded on moral values, even if they are so deeply embedded in our medical ethos that we no longer sense their moral underpinnings.

Modern Medieval Artist

Richard M. Berlin, MD

December 10, 2013 | Poetry

By Richard M. Berlin, MD

While I watch the artist paint, I imagine him in the time of plague crafting a portrait of a Medico della Peste, a Plague Doctor wearing an ibis-like mask...

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.

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?