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Vol 38, Issue 6
Fertility Considerations for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth: Opportunities for Psychiatrists
June 28, 2021
Article
Psychiatrists should discuss fertility with TNB youth during medical and mental health visits—early and often.
The Trauma-Focused CBT and Family Acceptance Project: An Integrated Framework for Children and Youth
June 25, 2021
Article
"Well-meaning" behavior by parents or guardians could be contributing to high levels of depression, suicidality, substance use, and other adverse outcomes in their child.
Challenging Diagnoses, New Treatments, and Clinical Conundrums Discussed at Annual Meeting
June 24, 2021
Article
The 2021 American Psychiatric Association Virtual Annual Meeting brought together leaders in psychiatry to discuss hot topics including diversity, COVID-19, mood disorders, and more.
The Opioid Addiction Crisis and Racism: A Long, Troubled History
June 23, 2021
Article
The enduring racial gap in the opiate addiction rate stems largely from racist 19th-century medical beliefs about Black bodies, coupled with substandard medical care provided to Black Civil War troops.
Modern Medieval Artist
June 22, 2021
Article
"While I watch the artist paint, I imagine him in the time of plague..."
Exploring the Evolution of Depression
June 21, 2021
Article
Is depression the same today as it was in the 17th century? Is it the same thing in Nigeria as it is in the United States? One of the foremost historians of psychiatry weighs in.
Can Epigenetics Promote Resilience Without Genetic Reductionism?
June 18, 2021
Article
The emergence of epigenetic models has generated a surge of optimism, opening new possibilities for psychiatric intervention.
War—What Is It Good For? Perhaps Modern Psychopharmacology
June 18, 2021
Article
Sometimes the war represented more of a hiatus in ongoing research, which was later resumed. In other cases, it led to displacement or imprisonment.
Does Sex Make a Difference? Exploring Long-Term Outcomes After First-Episode Psychosis
June 16, 2021
Article
A recent study dives into the data.
The Final “P” in Pain Management
June 15, 2021
Article
With a broader and multifaceted understanding of pain, patient care can move from a focus on eradicating pain, as based on objective pain scores, to improving the patient’s quality of life, while simultaneously decreasing pain to a level that is acceptable to the individual patient.
Transgenerational Transmission of Resilience After Catastrophic Trauma
June 14, 2021
Article
How can we begin to design interventions to promote resilience, study their relative effectiveness, and implement them accordingly?
New Approaches and Considerations to Cancer and Suicide
June 10, 2021
Article
Although estimates vary, patients with cancer are at least twice as likely to die by suicide than people who do not have cancer. By identifying those at greatest risk, these treatment modalities can help support patients.
Exploring the Epigenetic Paradigm Shift
June 08, 2021
Article
Early-life stress can modify an individual's genetic code, leading to mental health problems later in life. But by understanding the science of epigenetics, psychiatrists can treat these conditions, and prevent intergenerational trauma.