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Psychiatrist Boris Vatel, MD and others respond to “Debunking the Two Chemical Imbalance Myths (Again),” by Ronald W. Pies, MD. Check out this lively exchange, with an addition from other readers.

Ask a patient with depression how long it takes for them to feel fully awake in the morning and you are liable to get some revealing answers.

It is a rare feat for a conceptual book on psychiatry to generate as much acclaim, influence, longevity, and readership within the profession as has The Perspectives of Psychiatry. Paul R. McHugh, MD is featured in this Conversations series.

Negative symptoms, subsyndromal depressive symptoms, and functional impairment often persist in patients with first-episode schizophrenia.

Recent findings may relieve some of the guilt that accompanies the consumption of chocolate, particularly during depressive episodes.

The express goal of this guidebook: “to bring together comprehensive data about murder within the family, as well as real-life stories of this tragedy.”

What happens when your patient uses cannabinoid compounds for pain, especially if there are currently taking opioids? Just in time for Pain Awareness Month, the results from these new studies provide insights and guidance.

One of the most perplexing challenges for psychiatrists who interact with the workplace is the competing forces for and against mental health.

The collective awareness of this devastating neurodegenerative disease will likely result in intensifying efforts to improve our understanding of disease pathology as well as exploring potentially a promising therapeutic regimen.

While the core features of autism impair functioning, a significant source of further impairment is comorbid psychiatric disorders.

The aim of this article is to show that tinnitus is secondary to an aberrant brain-ear circuitry affected by disorders such as mood, anxiety, and alcohol and substance abuse as well as executive dysfunction, migraine, sleep and stress. By treating these comorbidities, tinnitus tends to improve.

The 20th century introduced a number of new concepts to psychiatry and clinical psychology. One of the most influential has been the notion of personality.

If psychiatrists can stand ready to help survivors of cults and kidnappings, and returning POWs, how is a child suicide-bomber applicant with approving parents any different?

Telepsychiatry has its origins in the 1950s and has moved from an esoteric curiosity to mainstream practice. However, it has been challenged along the way at many turns.

A recent report provides a global update on the growth of drug use and its consequences.

The author reminds us of our responsibility to make each decision and choose each action wisely and thoughtfully in life.

The cannabinoids (particularly CBD) have been hailed as non-addictive solutions to using escalating doses of opioids for chronic pain. More in this research update.

This article, the first of a three-part series, describes how hospital-based psychiatric EDs differ from community-based crisis centers.

This CME article discusses the pharmacokinetics of caffeine and its implications on anxiety.

An interplay between genetic and early environmental factors contributes to the development of substance abuse.

By releasing old assumptions and brainstorming, it is possible to break the old models of private practice and find new ways to be productive within your practice.

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Montefiore Health System, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are working together to examine the link between depression and asthma in older adults.

Polypharmacy has been met with challenges because many practicing clinical guidelines and treatment algorithms prefer a monotherapy approach.

New research shows that cognitive-behavioral therapy is helpful in treating OCD symptoms in children and considers cognitive development and the heterogeneous presentation of hoarding symptoms.

What is the role of psychological and neuropsychological assessment on a patient’s neuropsychiatric status?

Laziness or disease? You decide.

New findings on a not-so-new epidemic have two key implications for psychiatrists.

Results of a recent study have implications for adolescents, who are the top consumers of this artificial sweetener.

In a spirit of gratitude, here are eight of the many extraordinary advantages of being a psychiatrist.

Results of the first global survey of psychiatrists on the impact of future autonomous technology.