Psychiatric Times Vol 36, Issue 6

June 05, 2019

A study aimed to find out if cognitive training exercises that can boost attentional control and working memory could also influence emotional functioning.

June 10, 2019

Recent findings could pave the way for targeted therapies for conditions associated with hypervigilance and recurrent distressing memories.

June 06, 2019

Our job as clinicians, our privilege, is to help our patients stay alive until they can engage and benefit from good treatment.

June 13, 2019

The impact of school shootings extends far beyond the directly affected school and community. What can we do to help survivors and family members?

June 17, 2019

Despite the outpouring of support, are survivors of mass shootings getting the care they really need?

June 19, 2019

An impressive and ever-expanding research literature exists on the topic of pharmacogenomics. Despite this, only four genes have been vetted as clinically actionable.

June 19, 2019

Always ask the name of their dog.

June 20, 2019

This CME discusses the opioid-like effects of loperamide and kratom and raises awareness of potential dangers associated with use.

June 21, 2019

The counseling environment is regarded within clinical literature as having an effect on a patient’s sense of well-being.

June 24, 2019

The pleasures of a story unfolded serially are ancient and ubiquitous.

June 25, 2019

This new FDA order now allows patients who need and want ECT, as well as practitioners who perform it, to breathe a sigh of relief.

June 26, 2019

This book focuses on Islamophobia’s multifaceted nature, its broad and specific clinical challenges, and its connections with the current political realities of a convulsed world.

June 27, 2019

While conversational agent technology is growing rapidly, the various technologies (chatbots) might not yet be fully equipped to help patients with clinical needs.

June 28, 2019

These thumbnail sketches of the articles in this Special Report produce an impressionistic sketch of the meaning of the word complicated in psychiatric practice.

June 28, 2019

Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in the general population, particularly in those with medical illnesses such as diabetes.

June 28, 2019

Pharmacogenetic testing can provide helpful guidance in the choice of treatment and should be interpreted as a decision-support tool to assist in thoughtful implementation of good clinical care.

June 28, 2019

Hearing loss before the development of language has a major impact on communication, identity, and social development, as well as how mental health symptoms present.