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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

Articles

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An Unexpected Journey: From Medicine to Poetry

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Tell Us More: More Than Medicine

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

What are your thoughts on medical aid in dying? 

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

For more on this topic, see the Point/Counterpoint:

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?

For the full report of survey results, see 

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

Slideshows

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.