Vol 38, Issue 5

June 08, 2021

PMHNPs have years of experience as professional nurses, which serve to hone their clinical judgment and assessment skills.

June 08, 2021

We are all part of a team facing the monumental task of meeting the mental health needs of all Americans.

May 28, 2021

Due to discrimination's negative impact, transgender and gender-nonconforming youth are several times more likely than the rate of their cisgender peers to have depression and anxiety.

May 28, 2021

Psychiatry and spirituality have many things in common, including family dynamics, self-care, emotional intelligence, trauma healing, and suicide prevention.

May 27, 2021

Online environments have revolutionized the lives of young SGM individuals, but also created unforeseen issues...

May 27, 2021

What academic terminology should be used when describing sexual and gender minority patients?

May 27, 2021

Homosexuality was classified as a mental illness until 1973. We have come a long way, but there is a lot further to go...

May 26, 2021

Between 2010 and 2018, the share of premiums that increased ranged from 12% to 17%. Are they continuing to rise?

May 26, 2021

Higher lithium levels are associated with a greater risk of long-term kidney harm and more frequent depressive episodes. This bipolar update reviews ways to minimize renal side effects.

May 25, 2021

There is debate whether schizoaffective disorder is a separate illness or is part of the continuum of schizophrenia and mood disorder spectrum.

May 21, 2021

Reading books and journals, charting treatment plans to help patients find an Eden of their own.

May 20, 2021

Available evidence indicates that there are a multitude of neuropsychiatric syndromes that occur after a stroke. Cognitive impairment occurs in approximately one-third of patients. These neuropsychiatric manifestations often impede the recovery of motor functioning, reduce social functioning, and decrease the overall quality of life.

May 19, 2021

Widely recognized as the prime mover behind the psychosomatic medicine movement, Helen Flanders Dunbar, MD, PhD. was a clinician, writer, and founder of the American Psychosomatic Society.

May 18, 2021

At almost every turn, insurance payers, based on seemingly ignorant and unethical justifications, continue to undermine the quality of psychiatric care.

May 13, 2021

Overwhelmed and encumbered agencies are increasingly unable to provide critical services for LGBTQ youth, leaving them powerless in impeding a downward spiral into homelessness and associated negative ramifications. There are 5 ways psychiatrists can help.

May 11, 2021

Does it matter which came first, the depression or the heart disease?

May 10, 2021

How can mental health professionals promote a true community of immunity?

May 06, 2021

As all eyes were on the pandemic, another surge simmered below the surface.

May 04, 2021

An introduction to the May issue of Psychiatric Times.