Authors


Joshua Freedman, MCC

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Emotional Intelligence for Mitigating Burnout and Enhancing Well-Being

A "global human energy crisis" is coming. How can emotional intelligence help us navigate it?


Elspeth Ritchie, MD

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Issues in the Military: A Conversation with Elspeth Ritchie, MD

Learn more about women’s issues, suicide, and PTSD in the military.


Kendra J. Bjoraker, PhD, LP

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Don’t Forget About Fabry Disease

A rare genetic disorder may have unrecognized psychological consequences.


Alena Kuhlemeier, PhD

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Nonabstinent Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder

"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."


Anisha Patel-Dunn, DO

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Mental Health Parity is Moving Backward

Here’s how a more holistic view of patient data can help payers and providers coordinate care in a way that prioritizes patient health while managing costs.


Mehrul Hasnain, MD

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Addressing Obesity in Patients Taking Antipsychotics

Antipsychotic-induced weight gain evolves over time, leads to chronic complications, and is very difficult to reverse. Pharmacologic interventions used to tackle weight gain are modestly effective and worth considering in certain cases.


Layla Soliman, MD

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Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Psychiatry

Emergency psychiatry navigates complex ethical dilemmas, balancing patient safety, autonomy, and confidentiality in high-stakes situations.


D. P. Devanand, MD

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Vaccines at the Dinner Table

The scientific method has delivered vaccines and other life-saving medicine, but not everybody trusts it.


Paul Zarutskie, MD

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Mind-Body Resilience for Women: A Focus on Depression

Here’s why we should be paying special attention to women's depression treatment.


C.J. Jos, MD

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How I Became a Psychiatrist

How did you get into psychiatry?


Jacob Larkin, MD

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Examining a Case of Acute Late-Pregnancy Psychosis: How Best to Coordinate Care

Peripartum psychosis is considered a psychiatric emergency. Here is how an interdisciplinary team can provide the best care.


Lavonne Fox, PhD, OTR/L

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Psychiatrists on Turtle Island

Ancient creation stories can still tell us something about our world.


Khutaija Noor, MBBS, FCR

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How the Study of Muscarinic Receptors Is Transforming Schizophrenia Treatment

In a survey capturing the lived experiences of individuals with schizophrenia on antipsychotic medications, 27% of participants reported that antipsychotics had done “more harm than good.”


Miranda Hester

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Unintentional Drug Overdose Mortality in Youth

A new study shines light on the issues of drug use and abuse in youth.


Caroline Fenkel, LCSW

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The Gap in the Continuum of Care for Teens and Young Adults

Meet the health group that wants to eliminate ER visits during a crisis.


Leena Nahata, MD

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Fertility Considerations for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth: Opportunities for Psychiatrists

Psychiatrists should discuss fertility with TNB youth during medical and mental health visits—early and often.


Stacy Sorrell, DNP, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, APRN

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Delays in Psychiatric Care: New Hampshire’s Robust Response

New Hampshire’s mental health system faces ongoing challenges with emergency department boarding, legal concerns over due process, and resource shortages, prompting reforms to improve patient care and access.


Gustavo Alva, MD, DFAPA

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Medications for Different Domains of Schizophrenia

Different medications for different domains: new treatments are changing the way schizophrenia is managed.


Lindsey Carr

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Female Veterans with PTSD at Higher Risk of Heart Disease

Non-white veteran women of color may be at greater risk of developing heart disease, according to research.


Diane Hindman, MD, PharmD

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Updates in Pediatric Boarding: A Review of National Pediatric Boarding Consensus Panel Recommendations

The development of the National Pediatric Boarding Consensus Panel guidelines attempts to provide hospitals suggestions for a safe, timely, and equitable standard of care for patients who are boarding.


Rosine Perelberg, PhD

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In Conversation With a Sigourney Award Winner: The Intersection Between Psychoanalytic Thought and Social Anthropology

Rosine Perelberg, PhD, discusses psychoanalytic thought, social anthropology, and the future of psychoanalysis.


Alexis Chavez, MD

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Psychiatrists Call for End to Cruel and Harmful Immigration Policy

The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (America’s mental health think tank) calls for an end to the use of Title 42 to expel asylum seekers at the southern border. This policy places LGBTIQ asylum seekers in particular danger.


Zina Chaker, DO

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It Didn’t End for Atlas: A Papageno Story in a Controversial Film

Are there parts of the movie “It Ends With Us” that could have suicide protective effects for viewers?


Eve Valera, PhD

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Violence Against Women and Acquired Brain Injuries

Violence against women and resulting traumatic brain injuries increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Kailey E. Roberts, PhD

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Finding Meaning in the Face of Suffering

An added component of cancer treatment is discovering what is most meaningful in the patient’s life and using that to buoy them during difficult moments. That, in a nutshell, is the psychiatrist's role.


Maryenela Illanes-Manrique, MD

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The Border Zone Between bvFTD and Primary Psychiatric Disorders

In this CME, learn more about frontotemporal lobar degeneration and the several overlapping syndromes that it encompasses, as well as how to distinguish behavioral variant frontotemporal lobar degeneration from other psychiatric disorders.


Gil Lichtshein, MD

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KarXT: PDUFA Date Approaches for Potential Treatment for Schizophrenia

The PDUFA date for KarXT for schizophrenia is September 26, 2024. Here’s what one expert thinks of this potential treatment.


Karen L. Jacob, PhD

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Resiliency in BPD Treatment

Why is resiliency important for patients with borderline personality disorder—and the clinicians who treat them?


Merranda McLaughlin, MS

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Cultural Issues in Caring for Patients With Psychosis

Sociocultural factors have been shown to impact both the presentation and course of schizophrenia/psychosis. Learn more here.


Vincent Zhang, MPH

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Help, My Patient Gave Me a Gift! What Do I Do?

How can you handle patient gifts as a clinician?

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