January 20th 2021
Nearly half of the prescriptions for benzodiazepine among older adults are potentially inappropriate, so how best to do no harm?
January 20th 2021
Apologies are a psychological process. H. Steven Moffic, MD, talks about an important apology this week.
January 20th 2021
As our knowledge about herbal cannabis, the endocannabinoid system, and cannabinoid pharmacology expands, should psychiatrists discuss these issues with their patients?
January 20th 2021
Patients and care providers often call themselves lazy. But what are the clinical consequences and cultural meanings of this term?
January 20th 2021
Although existential and religious issues may be distinguished in clinical care, the human condition’s complexity and the Dark Night of the Soul cannot.
January 20, 2021
How to train your mind for happiness like you would train your body for a marathon.
January 20, 2021
One doctor gives his recommendations for attending to children’s happiness.
January 19, 2021
Fire setting is the current preferred term in the literature to describe acts of deliberately started fires regardless of their legal or diagnostic status.
January 19, 2021
Although botulinum toxin does not have regulatory approval for the treatment of depression in the United States, some reports indicate neurotoxin treatment may mitigate symptoms.
January 19, 2021
Support in the tender younger years may lead to fewer mental health issues in the future, according to research.
January 19, 2021
New data out of Maryland includes some surprising numbers.
January 19, 2021
A recent finding that ADHD can begin in adulthood has surprised researchers. Here are reasons why it may be wrong.
January 19, 2021
How does a patient feel about having a mental illness?
January 19, 2021
Non-white veteran women of color may be at greater risk of developing heart disease, according to research.
January 18, 2021
Research zeroes in on how frailty impacts depression treatment in elderly patients.
January 18, 2021
Every medication, when it interfaces with receptor, has a different consequence.
January 18, 2021
Michael F. Myers, MD, discusses issues of gender and sexuality, both today and in recent psychiatric history.
January 18, 2021
The saddest day of the year can be brighter so long as one remembers: TGIT.
January 18, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services moves to reduce administrative procedural barriers to OUD treatment.
January 18, 2021
Researchers have discovered a gene signaling pathway associated with a higher risk for developing schizophrenia.
January 15, 2021
Unemployment is associated with an array of social and psychological complexities, directly affecting patients' self-esteem and perceptions of self-worth. When a patient loses their job, the psychiatrist has 4 tasks.
January 15, 2021
Be on the lookout for these novel psychoactive substances.
January 15, 2021
Addressing the impact of a brain injury on vision is just as important as addressing the motor skills.
January 15, 2021
The recent Disney Pixar film has a doctor contemplating what makes us all unique, and how we can care for ourselves.
January 15, 2021
Improving physical activity levels and eating habits could help patients with schizophrenia.
January 15, 2021
In an ADAPT-2 study, a combination of injectable naltrexone and oral bupropion showed promise for methamphetamine users.
January 14, 2021
A faceless full moon glowing through a cloud, contorted like the tree . . .
January 14, 2021
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many diagnoses can it make? The photographer and psychiatrist Hugh Welch Diamond, MD, shares insights into the humanity and stigma of mental illness in Victorian England.
January 14, 2021
Preliminary studies suggest that adjuvant treatment with a statin may be beneficial for patients who are also prescribed psychotropic drugs for depression and schizophrenia.
January 14, 2021
How cost-effective is fully automated digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for insomnia?
January 14, 2021
Scott Zeller, MD, previews his article in the January issue of Psychiatric Times, where he talks about emergency psychiatry and the tremendous growth it has seen over the past decade.
January 14, 2021
What consequences will big data and artificial intelligence have on brain health and economics?
January 13, 2021
"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people..."
January 13, 2021
What role does denial play in the collective American psyche?
January 13, 2021
When we finally open a trap door to explain or further understand a hypothesis, the answer often includes a house full of hallways.
January 13, 2021
Barry Shore, the Ambassador of Joy, shares the 3 fundamentals of a powerful, positive mindset that apply to everyone.
January 12, 2021
This CME article briefly outlines the role that microglia play in neuropsychiatric disorders.
January 12, 2021
The scientific method has delivered vaccines and other life-saving medicine, but not everybody trusts it.
January 12, 2021
Is there a way to find balance in discussing the chemical imbalance theory of depression?
January 12, 2021
Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA, previews his article for the January issue on the art of the psychiatric interview.
January 12, 2021
Creating a schedule and keeping it can be a huge help to patients with anxiety or depression.