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Why Would Physical Activity Improve Mental Health

The Verdict Is in: A Corrective Emotional Antiracism Experience

Symphonic Beauty: NMDA Glutamate Receptors

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Canada just passed a law that has opened a path to euthanasia for patients with psychiatric illness who find their conditions unbearable. In your opinion:

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Poll: Medical Aid in Dying

B. ECT is a viable treatment and I would recommend it in some cases

C. ECT is use an approved treatment but I would not recommend it

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Electroconvulsive Therapy: Obsolete and Dangerous or Still Just Misunderstood?

ECT: Dangerous on Either Side of the Pond


John Read, PhD, Sarah Hancock, MS, CRC, Sue Cunliffe, MBchB, RCPCH

Is ECT a viable or a dangerous treatment for psychiatric disorders? Is there a middle road? Share your thoughts in our poll.

PsychPoll: ECT, Yay or Nay?

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You Spoke, We Listened. Psychiatry's Cannabis Survey

Clinical Management of Cannabis Complications


Thomas R. Kosten, MD, and Christopher D. Verrico, PhD

The Age of Cannabis Has Arrived: Issues for Older Adults

Cannabis 2021: What Clinicians Need to Know

Cannabis and Psychosis: A Synthesis of Quantitative Reviews

How to Discuss Cannabis With Your Patients

Infographic: A Snapshot of Psychiatrists' Attitudes Toward Cannabis

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Research on psychiatrists' attitudes on the potential of cannabis in psychiatry.

Infographic: A Snapshot of  Psychiatrists' Attitudes Toward Cannabis

Enlightening survey results reveal what psychiatrists think about medical marijuana/cannabis use, how or whether to discuss with their patients, and what biases might get in the way of such conversations.


In the event adverse effects emerge, such as GI complaints, dizziness, weight loss or gain, or decreased libido. educate and discuss these issues with patients, Focus on tolerance in follow-up visits. It is important to distinguish adverse effects from symptoms and to lower the dose or change the dosing schedule if necessary. Or, consider adjunct treatment. 

Managing the Adverse Effects of Antidepressants

How often do your patients share with you the positive and negative effects of medications?

All About Adverse Effects: Psychotropics Poll

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The most common comorbid disorders in geriatric patients with hoarding disorder (HD) are major depressive disorder, OCD, generalized anxiety disorder, and dysthymia.

During the intake session with an older adult in whom hoarding disorder (HD) is suspected, it is important to assess for other psychiatric disorders that may affect the presentation and treatment of symptoms. Presence of a comorbid disorder significantly predicts symptom severity in geriatric patients, with the exception of alcohol use.

Hoarding in Late Life: Implications for Clinicians

,” by Mary E. Dozier and Catherine Ayers, PhD, on which this quiz was based. (This quiz was originally posted on February 12, 2015, and has since been updated. -Ed)

When hoarding disorder is suspected, it is important to assess for other psychiatric disorders that may affect the presentation and treatment of symptoms. Find out more in this quiz.