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Douglas Johnston, MD

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Violence Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department

"As society continues to grapple with the consequences of violent behaviors, increasing efforts to understand and mitigate the risks of such behaviors using evidence-based methods and tools will be essential."


Kunmi Sobowale, MD

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Let’s Build Brains Better! Brain Science-Inspired Policies for the Future

In order to face the rapidly changing, increasingly complex, and globally connected world, we need to focus on the importance of early brain and child development.


Carla Canuso, MD

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New Data on Esketamine Nasal Spray as Treatment for Adolescents Contemplating Suicide

These important findings on esketamine nasal spray as a treatment for young individuals with suicidal ideation were presented at the ACNP 2023 Annual Meeting. We interviewed the vice president and head of neuropsychiatry clinical development at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine to learn more.



Andrew Krystal, MD

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Advances in Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Insomnia

Close to a third of adults in Western countries report trouble with sleep. Digital cognitive behavioral therapy may be a treatment solution...



Evelyn Chan, MBBS, MSc

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Brain Capital: An Emerging Investment Opportunity

Brain Capital: a fresh approach to technologies and investing.


Meghan Quinn, MD, Lieutenant, US Navy

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VIP Medicine: A Double-Edged Sword

What happens when patients receive special treatment based on their rank or relationships? Two survivors share their stories.


Avigal Snir, PhD

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D-cycloserine for Anxiety Disorders: What Psychiatrists Need to Know

D-cycloserine may help patients with anxiety disorders, or it might make their anxiety worse. Find out how to use it safely.


Ziva D. Cooper, PhD

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Current Treatments for Cannabis Use Disorder

While there are no FDA-approved medications available for CUD, some studies show potential off-label utility in mitigating withdrawal and maintaining abstinence. Learn more in this CME article.


Amy Vyas, MD

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Shattered Self: Schizophrenia Suffering, Beyond Logic and Reason

How can looking at the suffering of patients with schizophrenia through a psychodynamic lens help clinicians develop effective interventions and treatment plans?


Gordon Friesen

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The Harms of Assisted Death Are Not Just a “Disabled Thing”

“The mere legalization of MAID creates a serious and discriminatory danger…”


Gillian Zambor

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Exploring Music Therapy

3 music therapists share information on their program and treatments.


Matthew Brams, MD

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Optimizing Treatment for ADHD

“What we’re striving to do is conquer the unmet needs that are still here with treating ADHD, especially from a medication standpoint.”


Gilbert A. Masterson, MD

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8 Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Treatments of Huntington Disease

In approximately half of patients with Huntington disease, symptoms of depression, irritability/aggression, executive dysfunction, psychosis, cognitive decline, and dementia present long before progressive motor symptoms.


Annabelle M. Mournet

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Implementation Challenges of Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Adult Patients in General Medical and Surgical Settings

The authors share evidence-based guidance for patient safety that minimizes suicide risk in medical settings.


Tresha Gibbs, MD

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Mental Health Disparities Among Black Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected people of color due to legal, social, and economic inequities.


Brendan J. Dunlop

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Risky Business: The Higher Risk of Nonsuicidal Self Injury in Bisexual Individuals

Bisexual individuals are at 4.5 to 6 higher risk of self harming than heterosexual individuals, according to this online study.


Hua-Bin Li, PhD

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Connections Between Food Additives and Psychiatric Disorders

What are the connections between what we eat and disorders such as anxiety and depression?


Jack Bigelow, MA

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The Psychology of Fraud, Episode 4: A Focus on the Human Side

In the final episode of this series, the experts share their conclusions and why examining the human side of fraud—in addition to the instruments of fraud—is key.


Debra Stultz, MD

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Narcolepsy Treatment Advice

In this custom video series, Debra Stultz, MD, and Haramandeep Singh, MD, share advice for community-based psychiatrists on the management of narcolepsy.


Hannah Phillips-Hall, MSN, PMHNP-BC

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Case-Based Psych Perspectives: Treating Schizophrenia in the Era of COVID-19

This article provides a summary of key points discussed in a Case-Based Psych Perspectives Series, shared by Bryce Reynolds, MD, and Hannah Phillips-Hall, MSN, PMHNP-BC.


Gary Kenneth Hulse, BBSc, MBSc, PhD

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Cannabis in Pregnancy – Rejoinder, Exposition and Cautionary Tales

Cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with a host of negative outcomes.


Megan Maier, MD

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Creativity Outlets: The Clinician’s Battery for Recharging

The ambiguity of psychiatry naturally lends itself to a story, and creativity is all about telling a story.


Hugh Burke

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Changing the Way Climate Change Psychiatry Is Researched: A Medical Student Perspective

A recent study serves as a model for future studies and lists several implications for the future of climate change psychiatric research.


Jennifer Sotsky, MD, MS

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Lyme Disease in Psychiatry: Controversies, Chronic Symptoms, and Recent Developments

In this CME article, learn more about the controversies surrounding Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment, and common neuropsychiatric presentations of and treatment options.


Alia Al-Tayyib, PhD

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After COVID-19 and Beyond the Opioid Wave

Lessons from the opioid epidemic should be applied to cases of methamphetamine abuse.


Ellen B. Littman, PhD

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Gender Differences in ADHD and Their Clinical Implications

In this CME article, learn more about the full continuum of presentations and variable trajectories typical of females with ADHD.


Martin P. Paulus, MD

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Screen Media Activity in Youth: Friend or Fiend?

Television, tablets, gaming, phones: how are they impacting child and adolescent mental health?


Brendan Martin, BA, MS4

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Examining Risks of Reversible Clomiphene-Associated Manic Episodes to Patients

"Cumulatively, the findings of such reports have led to a concerted effort to encourage physicians to monitor patients for manic symptoms on initiation, reintroduction, and dose modulation of corticosteroid therapy."

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