Vol 37, Issue 7

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.

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?

The articles in Part I of this Special Report discuss PTSD in cancer, special issues for patients with schizophrenia and cancer, and distress management.

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.

Policy suggestions released earlier this year could be used to guide actions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

A million doctors on fire, three million scorched nurses beside them, burned out as the flames progress.

The development of specific diagnostic criteria that are applicable to older adults can aid in the accurate diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in late life.

The authors share evidence-based guidance for patient safety that minimizes suicide risk in medical settings.

Solving the problems of “troublesome” children throughout the ages.

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.

Childhood adversities can play a causal role in the development of psychosis and psycho-social interventions can be helpful.

Clinicians may need to consider what happens to religiously oriented people when things go badly, despite their faith and prayer.

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.

A 4-step plan to tackle the worries of the day.

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.

The authors discuss common neurobiological processes that may contribute to OCD vulnerability and its persistence.

A paradigm shift is needed in order to solve the unprecedented complexities and challenges associated with the current global mental health crisis.

This form of nonsuicidal self-injury occurs within a spectrum of severity, and it is very likely that cases are both underreported and unpublished.