Resident's Corner

The trouble with answering this question is that I couldn’t – and still can’t – recall the “best” memory. What much more readily came to mind are some of the worst memories.

Father and son psychiatrists offer the following advice, in the Oslerian spirit of honoring and guiding trainees—today’s psychiatric residents—who will become tomorrow’s psychiatric leaders.

Engaging in mindfulness activities either individually or with patients who come to us for brief medication visits can have a profound influence on the therapeutic process.

Sometimes viewed as “legal cocaine,” the over-the-counter status of synthetic cathinones (aka bath salts) gives the illusion that they are safe. In fact, they are highly toxic.

If you are a psychiatrist who tends to look on the bright side, you may find the results of a new physician survey to be relatively good. Psychiatrists report the lowest level of professional burnout and the lowest level of burnout severity across various specialties. But just how good is relatively good?

Outpatient psychiatry is a critical experience in becoming an independent psychiatrist.

Although many symptoms of psychiatric disorders are likely due to maladaptive plasticity in mesolimbic dopamine reward pathways, there is still a shortage of data on the specific nature of this plasticity and the role it may play in influencing cognition and behavior. More in this video.

Mindfulness training is a viable treatment tool that rivals psychopharmaceutical agents for the treatment of addictions, anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric disorders. In this video, Dr Judson Brewer describes the value of MT in psychiatry.

During a presentation at a Psychiatric Times Virtual Career Expo, Dr Joseph Weiner answered questions submitted by attendees, offered here in this brief Q&A.

Social media is not a fad. It allows physicians to “get out of the office” in real time, to learn about patients’ concerns, and to connect with others.

Career fulfillment, free time, maximum revenue—a perfect combination for every clinician—but seldom realized. Here, an expert on professional “burnout,” Dr Joseph Weiner discusses strategies that can enhance career satisfaction.

Medical colleagues routinely monitor patients with sphygmomanometers, peak flow meters, and glucometers. Similarly, psychiatrists can and should incorporate the use of screening tools to help with diagnosis and treatment management.

Periprocedural advancements, including liberalization of concomitant and pre-treatment medications, add to the comfort and tolerability of ECT, but adverse effects do exist. More in this quiz.

Major depression is a common chronic illness within the general US population. What is the approximate prevalence for MDD in the US population?