Vol 33 No 9

October 01, 2016

A report on the psychiatric effects of environmental and chemical toxins.

September 30, 2016

Here we present an excerpt from a screenplay to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps.

September 30, 2016

When ADHD is present, a survey of possible lead exposure can be considered, and here's why.

September 30, 2016

On the association between symptoms of autism spectrum disorder with environmental toxin exposure.

September 30, 2016

There is good emerging evidence that aspects of diet can indeed affect ADHD. Clinical recommendations here.

September 30, 2016

Recent research in neurotoxicology has underscored the importance of chemical exposures as facilitators of neurological dysfunction.

September 30, 2016

Here: devastating short- and long-term behavioral and physiological effects of methamphetamine neurotoxicity and the implications for treatment.

September 29, 2016

Psychiatrists are playing an ever-increasing role in the evaluation and care of organ transplant candidates and living organ donors-before and after transplant.

September 27, 2016

Suggestions for what psychiatry can do to alleviate, contain, and eventually prevent or avoid the demolition of culture and health.

September 23, 2016

When was the last time in the midst of a presidential campaign that psychiatric diagnostic criteria were being discussed so widely?

September 21, 2016

Half price T-shirts and ice cream cones, no more tomatoes or New York Times, people out patching the roof, putting up storms, the last guests gone tomorrow.

September 20, 2016

Here's a deep dive into possible mechanisms by which viruses may contribute to mental illness.

September 19, 2016

Patients want to know what to expect with a given treatment, how their experiences compare with those of others, or whether they are alone in coping with their conditions. Who best to answer these questions than others like them?

September 17, 2016

"Adopting technology for myself is one thing. It’s something completely different when technology is available for my patients and I’m not using it."

September 15, 2016

An important questions for clinicians is whether treatment of a psychiatric disorder will enhance or diminish creativity.

September 12, 2016

We are ethically constrained by the Goldwater Rule, but here are the data from an artfully crafted secret poll on the Presidential campaign.

September 09, 2016

Here: a brief review of the literature on postvention efforts; the effects on the victim’s caregivers; and a guide to resources to help manage survivors’ and caregivers’ emotions and dread.

September 08, 2016

A searching interrogation of scientific findings reflected against experience with patients.

September 07, 2016

Potential risk factors related to comorbid ADHD and depression, strategies for proper diagnosis, and treatment approaches.

September 05, 2016

The authors examine the literature on "quality of life" and how antipsychotics improve that for patients with schizophrenia.