July 31, 2020
Article
While only a minority of patients with cancer may have diagnosable PTSD, subthreshold symptoms in some patients may be debilitationg enough that clinicians should be aware of the phenomenon.
July 31, 2020
Article
Patients with schizophrenia often have worse outcomes than their peers without the diagnosis. How you can support your patient in ensuring a better cancer prognosis?
July 31, 2020
Article
The articles in Part I of this Special Report discuss PTSD in cancer, special issues for patients with schizophrenia and cancer, and distress management.
July 28, 2020
Article
Valproate/divalproex appears to be considerably overused in the US; the use of lithium, second-generation antipsychotics, and carbamazepine should be more prominent in treatment decisions for patients with bipolar mania.
July 28, 2020
Article
Policy suggestions released earlier this year could be used to guide actions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 28, 2020
Article
There is evidence in both patients with psychotic disorders and the general population that cannabis use is associated with adverse effects of psychopathology and cognition.
July 24, 2020
Article
A million doctors on fire, three million scorched nurses beside them, burned out as the flames progress.
July 24, 2020
Article
The development of specific diagnostic criteria that are applicable to older adults can aid in the accurate diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in late life.
July 23, 2020
Article
The authors share evidence-based guidance for patient safety that minimizes suicide risk in medical settings.
July 22, 2020
Article
Solving the problems of “troublesome” children throughout the ages.
July 20, 2020
Article
An interview with Dr Anne Harrington, who offers a stimulating and thought-provoking historical perspective on the evolution of biological psychiatry from the German histopathologists to the present time in her recent book.
July 17, 2020
Article
Childhood adversities can play a causal role in the development of psychosis and psycho-social interventions can be helpful.
July 16, 2020
Article
Clinicians may need to consider what happens to religiously oriented people when things go badly, despite their faith and prayer.
July 14, 2020
Article
The recent ghastly killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd serve as a reminder that the pursuit of happiness and longevity remain a dream deferred for Black America due to systemic racism.
July 13, 2020
Article
A 4-step plan to tackle the worries of the day.
July 12, 2020
Article
Our country’s founders embarked on a dream. They did not know what would happen, and they did not agree on how our new world should work. Same is true in medicine and psychiatry. More in this introduction to the July issue.
July 08, 2020
Article
The authors discuss common neurobiological processes that may contribute to OCD vulnerability and its persistence.
July 07, 2020
Article
A paradigm shift is needed in order to solve the unprecedented complexities and challenges associated with the current global mental health crisis.
July 07, 2020
Article
This form of nonsuicidal self-injury occurs within a spectrum of severity, and it is very likely that cases are both underreported and unpublished.