Vol 38, Issue 1

January 29, 2021

As a discipline, emergency psychiatry has widened its role, especially following the enormous mental health fallout from the pandemic and the shift of police and first-responder interventions.

January 29, 2021

Imagine working with a young patient showing signs of psychosis for the past 6 weeks. Your initial assessment appears to rule out medical- or substance-induced etiologies, yet symptoms persist. What's a psychiatrist to do?

January 29, 2021

When concern for a patient is not so severe that a clinician feels compelled to call the police, there are options.

January 27, 2021

Although clinicians and patients may wish otherwise, the comorbidity of ADHD and bipolar disorder needs to be considered.

January 27, 2021

Selfhood: a complex and continuously evolving identity that is anchored in the patient's history and dependent on language and memory. But there is so much more.

January 26, 2021

Does the typical malpractice insurance policy cover COVID-related claims? That question and more answered.

January 21, 2021

With opioid use disorder, a tiny fraction of young patients are getting treatment, which would not be acceptable for any other medical condition.

January 20, 2021

Nearly half of the prescriptions for benzodiazepine among older adults are potentially inappropriate, so how best to do no harm?

January 15, 2021

Unemployment is associated with an array of social and psychological complexities, directly affecting patients' self-esteem and perceptions of self-worth. When a patient loses their job, the psychiatrist has 4 tasks.

January 14, 2021

A faceless full moon glowing through a cloud, contorted like the tree . . .

January 14, 2021

Preliminary studies suggest that adjuvant treatment with a statin may be beneficial for patients who are also prescribed psychotropic drugs for depression and schizophrenia.

January 13, 2021

When we finally open a trap door to explain or further understand a hypothesis, the answer often includes a house full of hallways.

January 12, 2021

This CME article briefly outlines the role that microglia play in neuropsychiatric disorders.

January 08, 2021

The pandemic has triggered an array of emotional, physical, and economic issues but in the midst of this crisis, nations have shared and learned from each other’s experiences.

January 07, 2021

There is much to look forward to in the realm of improved treatments for patients with psychiatric illness.

January 05, 2021

As we close the door to the past, the promise of tomorrow is yet to come.