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Articles

Based on recent data, it is looking more and more like the answer may be that social media is not particularly beneficial for most of us.

Why You May Want to Swipe Left on Social Media

Like it or not, social media has become a constant in our lives, and it is getting harder to unplug. But, is social media actually causing harm?

A Case of the Chicken or the Egg: Social Media, GAD, & Substance Use

This just in from the Center for Infectious Joy.

Psychiatry Comic: I'll Have What You're Having

On a daily basis, our patients demonstrate their resilience to face reality and rise above their challenges, despite the odds. So shall we.

Can the President-Elect Yield Gross National Happiness?

The public has questioned the wisdom of a judge to release a psychiatric inpatient, but not just any patient. Enter our metaphoric haunted house at your own risk.

Hinckley Haunts the House of Psychiatry

Slideshows

What do behavioral activation, video therapy, family constellation, ibogaine, and psychomagic have in common? These topics and more were chosen for this month's roundup.

Psychiatry Roundup: Tricks or Treatments?

“Election addiction disorder, undifferentiated, DSM-5A-177.6x” is characterized by an overwhelming need to watch anything and everything related to the current race for the White House, no matter how microscopic. Clinical details and prognosis are examined here.

Election Addiction Disorder: Mackey Rules!

Dr Pies is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Lecturer on Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; and Editor in Chief Emeritus of 

 (2007-2010). Dr Pies is the author of several books. A collection of his works can be found on

The supposed “epidemic” of mental illness turns out to be mostly a myth in the US adult population, 2000-2015. 

The Astonishing Non-Epidemic of Mental Illness

What do you have to say about the Presidential election? Here are the latest offerings from your colleagues about this historic election.

Psychiatry Countdown to the Election

It is not unusual for patients to seek consultation with questions about their sexuality. This article provides useful definitions and clinical examples for therapists who wish to address these patient concerns.

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