This article reviews the recent knowledge about glutamate in different psychiatric conditions based on research published in the past year.

Glutamate and Psychiatry in 2012-Up, Up and Away!

While challenges in treating mania persist, the future discovery of novel therapeutic agents will likely expand our understanding of this devastating illness and provide key insights into future drug development.

New Drug Developments for Bipolar Mania

The evolution of deep brain stimulation for various neuropsychiatric disorders results from advances in structural and functional brain imaging, increased understanding of neurocircuitry of the brain, and improvements in neurosurgical techniques and equipment.

Deep Brain Stimulation: New Promise in Alzheimer Disease and Depression?

I'm reviewing a left ventriculography from a man with chest pain, MI ruled out, his wife dead for a post-crash hour...

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Therapy is a matter of cleaning the dust off so that you can see what's underneath.

Intimate Portrait: Marsha D. Rosenberg, MD

So does penis size matter? What we can see is that the dimensions don't, but the feelings and fantasies do.

Penis Size: A Consideration of Fantasy and Reality (With Only a Few Puns)

Modern communication capacities have the potential to decrease or to increase stigma and the isolation of persons with serious mental illness. Psychiatrists especially need to know how to navigate these largely uncharted waters.

Introduction: Navigating the Waters of Digital Technology

Computerized information resources are being introduced into psychiatric practice settings, but some psychiatrists question whether they are really needed.

Computers in the Consulting Room

While this article highlights some of the modern-era risks to confidentiality that psychiatrists may experience, it does not constitute an exhaustive list of issues to consider and is not a substitute for legal advice.

New Risks to Confidentiality in the Modern Era

In psychiatry, professional challenges are heightened by the importance of the psychiatrist-patient relationship.

Psychiatric Times Vol 29 No 12