Authors


Steven Hassan, PhD

Latest:

Combating Cult Mind Control

How can we help individuals who are under undue influence or authoritative control?


Carlos A. Larrauri, MSN

Latest:

Early Intervention for Schizophrenia on the Horizon: Implications for Clinicians and Patients

Schizophrenia is one of the most recognized yet least understood chronic brain disorders.




Sam Clark, MD, PhD

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Much Ado About Something: Why There’s Excitement Behind Novel Mechanism of Action in Schizophrenia

Why are experts excited about KarXT, a novel muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist that, if approved, is poised to revolutionize schizophrenia treatment?


Hector A. Colon-Rivera, MD, MBA, MRO, FAPA

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Treating Our Young Patients: Psychotropic and Combination Therapies in the Youth

Check out the top 5 best practice recommendations for treating children and adolescents with psychotropic and combination therapies.


Lauren Gaston-Hawkins, MPH

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Racism, Policing, and COVID-19 Disparities: We Need Action!

This moment in history cannot be lost. When you ask us if we are okay, be prepared to hear us say we are not . . . and never have been. Then be prepared to do more.


Richard Shader, MD

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Running

A psychiatrist shares his experience of how running has been a constant for him throughout life’s changes.


Paul W. Gleason, PhD

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Physician Assessments: Ageist or Necessary?

Should clinicians of a certain be assessed to ensure competence, or does that just foster stigma and stereotypes?


Marga Vicedo, PhD

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Clara Park’s Network of Correspondence About Autism

How one mother of a child with autism helped countless others better understand the autistic experience.


Kimberly Nordstrom, MD, JD, DFAPA

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Psychiatric Boarding in Emergency Departments

What does it mean to receive crisis care in the typical emergency department? Psychiatrists have a powerful role in reducing boarding.


Terrill Bravender, MD, MPH

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Multidisciplinary Inpatient Care for Medically Compromised Youth and Young Adults With Eating Disorders

In this CME article, learn more about a protocolized approach to the hospital management of pediatric patients with severe malnutrition related to eating disorders, including the utilization of a multidisciplinary care team and structured psychoeducation materials for families.



Brendan King

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Sex, Drugs, and Psychosis: Reviewing Psychiatric Medications’ Taboo Side Effect

The sexual side effects of psychiatric medications are troubling enough that some patients consider treatment cessation. The authors review 5 strategies for managing sexual dysfunction.



Fernando Fernández-Aranda, PhD

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Co-occurring Substance Use and Eating Disorders

What does existing research say about the connection between substance use disorders and eating disorders?


Fiona Elwood, PhD

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Posdinemab: Addressing the Unmet Need in Alzheimer Disease

Here's why you should be paying attention to this new, upcoming Alzheimer disease treatment...


Olivia Pan

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We Will Remember Dancing: A Message From a Child Shoah Survivor to the Young 10/7 Survivors

Dance/movement therapy has proven to be effective in treating children with trauma, making dance something that can change the way a child develops psychologically.


Holly Betterly, MD

Latest:

Under the Influence: Misuse of Apetamin, the Illicit Social Media Weight-Gain Drug

In overdose, cyproheptadine may cause central nervous system depression and sedation, as well as anticholinergic syndrome.


Daniel Z. Buchman, MSW, PhD

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Palliative Psychiatry and Assisted Suicide for Mental Illness: Not 1 and the Same

Does palliative psychiatry inevitably lead to advocacy for assisted suicide?


Chris Winfrey, MD

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Psychological and Spiritual Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic

For some patients, quarantine and isolation may generate feelings of uncertainty. It is important to use accurate terminology, since the words we use and how we think shape our being and responses.


Philip Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS

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“Terminal Anorexia”: An Invalid Construct That Does Not Justify Medical Aid in Dying

Does anorexia nervosa constitute an illness worthy of physician-assisted suicide? These authors think not.


Jaclyn Halpern, PsyD

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ADHD and the COVID-19 Pandemic

What are the unique challenges for individuals with ADHD?


Carissa Coudray

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Promoting Resiliency After First-Episode Psychosis

Simple but powerful strategies for drawing on patients’ existing character strengths and long-term goals.



Eric E. Brown, MD, MSc

Latest:

COVID-19, Cognition, and Dementias: What Role Has the Pandemic Played?

How does COVID-19 contribute to cognitive impairment in older adults and future cases of dementia?


Jodi Aman, LCSW

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Feeling Inadequate

Young people write a story about themselves being unable to accomplish things. It needs to be rewritten.


Lindsay-Rose Dykema, MD, MPH

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Mirrors and Jeweled Nets

What if we all knew there was a hidden safety net below us—a jeweled web to lift us when we hit rock bottom?


Jeremy D. Wortzel, MPhil

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Fostering Human Connection in a Sustainable Virtual World

How can psychiatry meet its ethical duty to mitigate climate change while also promoting collegiality at conferences?


Grace Lehnerdt, MD

Latest:

Managing Catatonia: A Case Report From Rural South Africa

Increased awareness of catatonia and its treatment among health care providers, especially in underresourced areas, is essential for improving patient outcomes.

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