We will remember Professor Shuman as an exceptional scholar, a valued collaborator, and a cherished friend.

In Memoriam: Daniel W. Shuman, JD: A Gift for Collaboration

Here we address some of these problems of meaningless phrasing, empty shells, and template-distorted recording in an attempt to improve clinical documentation for both clinical care and risk management.

Empty Words in Psychiatric Records: Where Has Clinical Narrative Gone?

 This brief editorial clarifies the position of Psychiatric Times with regard to our intent behind posting the many blogs about DSM-5 that appear on our Web site, www.PsychiatricTimes.com.

The Debate Over DSM-5: We Invite Your Views

 We both have the brilliant everlasting dumb luck to be fueled with oxytocin, the urge to eat and to bond. St Francis called his body “brother ass.” I call mine “brother dog.”

Brother Dog

 I believe it is incumbent on psychiatrists, as leaders in the mental health field, to help our patients and the general public distinguish the psychiatric fantasy from the psychiatric reality.

What People Want vs What Psychiatrists Can Offer: The Fantasy and the Reality

 It would seem that the fluctuating boundaries of many mental disorders will continue to be debated until we devote sufficient time and attention to developing improved, scientifically valid and reliable methods of testing and effectively treating mental disease.

A Synapse Darkly: Psychiatry at a Critical Juncture

Sexual identity development is a complex, multidimensional, and often fluid process. One must consider cognitive, social, emotional, cultural, and familial complexities among other aspects of the individual’s experience to contextualize a narrative concerning sexual identity development.

Sexual Minority Identity Development

 "What do you mean, a psychiatrist?” I asked my mom that question with great concern-and she explained to me exactly what my father did when he left the house each morning before I was even awake.

Happy 70th Birthday, Dad

 It is my honor-and my distinct pleasure-to welcome 4 new members to the Editorial Board of Psychiatric Times. 

Welcome to Our Editorial Board!

 But I still have bottles of pretty pills . . . I throw like life rafts to keep them afloat . . .in choppy seas, me passing my doctor-days 

Meditation on Manic-Depressive Illness

 More and more research is being conducted in the US and abroad on the role of psychiatric pharmacogenomics in identifying new gene variants and in predicting treatment response to specific medications.

Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics: Research Directions

 Beyond safety benefits, pharmacogenomic testing may improve adherence by helping patients avoid suboptimal or harmful treatments.

Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics

 Medicare announced in October that it would pay for depression screening in primary care settings that have “staff-assisted depression care supports” in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and follow-up. 

Medicare to Pay for Depression Screening in Primary Care

Understanding pediatric psychopharmacology in the context of medical illness.

Psychosomatic Symptoms in Children With Chronic Medical Illness

Skin diseases are not just a cosmetic issue; they are associated with a variety of psychological reactions that affect patients’ level of functioning and can produce agony for the family.

Psychodermatology: When the Mind and Skin Interact

The prescription of psychotropic medications for patients with complex comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions is a cornerstone of psychosomatic medicine (PM) practice.

Psychopharmacology for Medically Ill Patients

“Love and work are the cornerstones of our civilization.” This quote, rightly or wrongly attributed to Freud, simply and succinctly indicates the importance of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. 

Psychiatrists Should Prescribe Good Jobs!

When I was a first-year resident, a revered supervisor of mine made the statement-half-facetiously-that, “In psychiatry, you can do biology in the morning and theology in the afternoon!” 

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