Writer Jonah Lehrer caused quite a stir with his recent article in the New York Times Magazine, with the unfortunate title, “Depression’s Upside.” I... More »
It is generally held that the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (BD) are at risk for BD. The degree of risk is an important question for both... More »
During my medical training in the early 1980s, I attended a Grand Rounds on health care reform. Sleep-deprived physicians-in-training are easily... More »
After formulating and signing “Melancholia: A Declaration of Independence,” an international cadre of psychiatrists recently launched a campaign to... More »
The United States Census Bureau projects that by 2010 nearly 13% of the US population will be over the age of 65. The elderly are one of the most... More »
Dr Lake is in private practice in Monterey, Calif, is on clinical faculty in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford... More »
Telemedicine—the use of electronic technologies to deliver medical care at a distance—continues to gain popularity and widespread use in all medical... More »
