Management of Treatment Resistant Depression in the Elderly
January 16, 2020
This CME activity provides an understanding of treatment resistant depression (TRD) in elderly patients.
Awais Aftab, MD
Integrating Academic Inquiry and Reformist Activism in Psychiatry
January 4, 2020
Since a disappointingly large number of people equate the critical psychiatry movement with the antipsychiatry movement, two psychiatrists shed light on why that is not the case.
The Rise and Fall of Pragmatism in Psychiatry
December 28, 2019
"Psychiatry has been frozen in time since the 80s, and hence the absence of progress since then is no surprise." So says, S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH, in the next installment of Conversations in Critical Psychiatry with Awais Aftab, MD.
Chaos Theory With a Human Face
October 28, 2019
"Go out into the real world; work in prisons, in run-down towns with high unemployment or with refugees or in remote areas. Go overseas or into underprivileged parts of your own country. And that is how you learn about real psychiatry," says Niall McLaren, MBBS, FRANZCP, in the next installment of Conversations in Critical Psychiatry.
Explanatory Methods in Psychiatry: The Importance of Perspectives
September 5, 2019
It is a rare feat for a conceptual book on psychiatry to generate as much acclaim, influence, longevity, and readership within the profession as has The Perspectives of Psychiatry. Paul R. McHugh, MD is featured in this Conversations series.
Skepticism of the Gentle Variety
July 31, 2019
Conversations in Critical Psychiatry with Derek Bolton, PhD, recognized internationally as a disginguished voice in philosophy and psychiatry.
Mini Quiz: Diabetes Distress and Anxiety
July 24, 2019
What do we know about psychiatric symptoms that may present in patients who also have diabetes? Take the quiz and learn more.
Treating Patients With Comorbid Anxiety and Diabetes Mellitus
June 28, 2019
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in the general population, particularly in those with medical illnesses such as diabetes.
The Structure of Psychiatric Revolutions
June 27, 2019
An interview with Dr Anne Harrington, who offers a stimulating and thought-provoking historical perspective on the evolution of biological psychiatry from the German histopathologists to the present time in her recent book.
Conversations in Critical Psychiatry: Allen Frances, MD
May 23, 2019
A series aimed at engaging prominent individuals who have made meaningful criticisms of psychiatry and have offered constructive alternative perspectives. First interview: Allen Frances, MD, Chair of the DSM-IV Task Force.
