Laurie Martin

Articles by Laurie Martin

controversies in psychiatry

Psychiatrist Boris Vatel, MD and others respond to “Debunking the Two Chemical Imbalance Myths (Again),” by Ronald W. Pies, MD. Check out this lively exchange, with an addition from other readers.

Editor's picks of psychiatry stories you may have missed: A medical society raises the alarm, first-ever practice guidelines for men, new discoveries in the immunopathology of schizophrenia, and more are covered in our January roundup.

Our CME collection features innovative strategies for addressing SUDS, inflammation and schizophrenia, sexual dysfunction, restless legs syndrome, and more. All free, all the time.

News from around the web includes reports on physician burnout, the effects of diet on brain inflammation, written exposure therapy for PTSD, Parkland, psychedelics, benzodiazepines, and social media to gauge mental health.

Editors' picks for recent stories in mental health, including Executive orders and "Islamophobia,” effect of parental obesity on childhood development, personality, and global mental health.

This psychiatry roundup includes important or noteworthy stories in the news, including the Surgeon General's initiative against addiction, the implementation of DSM's Continuous Improvement Model, art and psychiatry, pediatric opioid poisoning, and more.

With the modern office environment comes another type of “climate change”-designed to shape workers psychologically.