Peripartum psychosis is considered a psychiatric emergency. Here is how an interdisciplinary team can provide the best care.
"Limiting definitions of recovery to abstinence and the absence of AUD symptoms fail to capture the multidimensional and heterogeneous pathways to recovery that research has shown to exist among both treatment-seeking and population samples."
When concern for a patient is not so severe that a clinician feels compelled to call the police, there are options.
Important next steps studying once-nightly sodium oxybate and other therapies for narcolepsy treatment.
Cannabis use during adolescence can profoundly impact brain development.
Psychiatric Times discussed the recent research with Anne Marie O'Melia, MD, MS, FAAP, CEDS-S, of the Eating Recovery Center.
How do we define autonomy?
“We are not exempt from these diseases. We have to speak up.”
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the most sustained comprehensive mental health recovery and research program implemented after a natural disaster.
Those of us who have a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder are, above all, human beings. We are more than the disorder.
A case report and literature review of intrathecal methotrexate-induced mania.
Here’s how you can effectively encourage treatment adherence when helping patients with substance use disorder.
Richard Jackson, MD, and Micheal Asbach, DMSc, PA-C, provide their key takeaways from these studies and insights on how providers can assess the impact of of tardive dyskinesia (TD) in every visit.
“Our findings might inform PTSD pathology, treatment plans, and future disaster-response strategies.”
Combination therapy of TMS and ketamine could enhance brain perfusion and neuroplasticity.
How does one clinician use art to process emotions, foster resilience, bridge the space between self-states?
The current system of extrajudicial medical holds does not protect the rights of those who lack capacity to care for themselves due a medical condition.
Given the significant variation in medical cannabis laws amongst states and the continually shifting legal landscape regarding its use, medical cannabis presents a unique challenge for medical professionals who consider recommending it to their patients
Learn more about the 5 principles of intervention that serve as guidance for developing practices after disasters and mass violence.
Let’s explore the barriers and current evidence on mental health care access for foster children.
The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law hosted its first in-person meeting in October 2022. Check out these highlights.
Peripartum psychosis is considered a psychiatric emergency. Here is how an interdisciplinary team can provide the best care.
In this CME article, learn more about the opportunity for collaboration with dermatologist, psychologist, and social worker peers to improve patient mental health.
These 5 processes provide a focus for patients with PTSD...
What is the hidden mental health struggles of affluent youth? In this Tales From the Clinic article, we reveal how wealth can contribute to anxiety, depression, and substance misuse.
What is the hidden mental health struggles of affluent youth? In this Tales From the Clinic article, we reveal how wealth can contribute to anxiety, depression, and substance misuse.
At the APA Annual Meeting, Dana Hilt, MD, PhD, explores the notion of precision psychiatry in depression treatment.