SPOTLIGHT -
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Is Effective Intervention
The latest research on DBT for treating psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and depression.
The Neurobiology of Borderline Personality Disorder
There is more to BPD than meets the eye. A complex interaction exists between environmental, anatomical, functional, genetic, and epigenetic factors.
Mentalization-Based Treatment: A Common-Sense Approach to Borderline Personality Disorder
MBT presents a compromise to bridge the valuable history of psychoanalytic ideas to both modern psychiatric research as well as present public health needs and practice.
The Stethoscope
Laennec was running late when he saw children send sounds through a wooden beam...
Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths and Misuse: What Can Psychiatrists Do?
The involvement of a psychiatrist early in the care of patients addicted to opioids may prevent further abuse. Here's why.
Aging With Developmental Disabilities, Part 1: Fragile X–Associated Disorders
A quick guide to common neurodevelopmental conditions and their associated late-life neuropsychiatric manifestations.
Why Clozapine Use Varies by State
Reasons for the overall low rate of clozapine use brings to light questionable decisions on the part of policymakers
The Role of Psychiatrists in HIV Prevention
Because over half of persons with HIV infection have a lifetime history of depression or bipolar disorder, psychiatrists are uniquely positioned to provide both preventive and therapeutic interventions to vulnerable patients.
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
For a change, here is some very good news coming from several fronts. "It’s almost like science fiction, but it’s real."
QTc Prolongation Associated With Psychotropics: Therapeutic Considerations
A focus on QTc monitoring in patients receiving psychotropics, especially when multiple medications are prescribed.
Attention: Future Leaders in Psychiatry!
We invite you to join our Early Career Advisory Board and share your insights about psychiatry, your interests, ideas, and goals.
Psychiatric Times’ Writing Contest!
We are seeking your real-life story that can move, teach, and inspire other psychiatrists.
Autism, Pregnancy, and SSRIs: When the Media Distorts the Facts
Setting the record straight on the burgeoning field of reproductive psychiatry.
Novel Insights Into the Causes of Schizophrenia: Part 2
The identification of a genetic risk factor has shed light on the underlying neurobiology of the disorder.
Novel Insights Into the Causes of Schizophrenia: Part 1
Groundbreaking work by a Harvard team represents a bold step in our journey toward understanding schizophrenia.
Depression: A 5-Minute Seminar for Patients
We can teach patients a lot about the biopsychosocial causes of depression-even in 5 minutes.
Incorporating Meditation Training Into an Outpatient Psychiatry Practice
Meditation training is a valuable, thoroughly secular tool for psychiatrists to incorporate into our patient practices-and our own personal self-care routines. Here: the basics.