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Comparing our contemporary concerns to lessons learned from a clinical case involving a patient from almost 50 years ago.

What if the psychiatrist’s public face changed from that of a distant prescriber to one of a fellow warrior in the trenches?

How can PMHNP consults with law enforcement reduce involuntary transfers and other unwanted outcomes?

"DTx offer solutions in a number of very challenging spaces and access to care."

A psychiatrist reflects on the fears resulting from real life experiences...

Why are more and more adult women being diagnosed with ADHD? A presentation at the APNA Annual Conference shed light on the issue.

Connections between autism risk, sleep disturbances, insomnia risk genes and circadian pathways were analyzed.

In this CME article, explore the mental health consequences associated with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the potential role for complementary and alternative approaches.

Denial of coverage can be frustrating. Here’s how you as a clinician can handle these situations.

From herbal medicine for psychiatrists to the psychiatric implications of the Parkland School massing shooting, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Can Alzheimer disease research offer the key to effective treatment?

"Among adults living in the United States, 38% to 40% use complementary and alternative medicine therapies, yet only 42% have told their primary physician that they do so."

Enjoy these pearls from the American and Canadian Associations of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry meeting in Toronto.

“Things change. People come and go. You quietly remain…”

"Rooted in ancient meditative traditions, mind-body practices can offer simple and scalable tools of self-regulation that incorporate controlled paced breathing, which is therapeutic in alleviating symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain disorders."

Does the YOI intervention improve mental health workers’ insomnia? Research says yes.

What are ghosts and ghouls compared to the looming threat of the declining global biological state?

Here’s 10 suggestions for how both children and adults can be more tolerant.

What is recovery?

Herbal medicines have been used to treat mental health disorders since ancient times, and continue to be useful today.

"Patients get better, treatments end..."

This Special Report contains concise reviews of selected CAM modalities and what these modalities can offer patients with a variety of mental health issues.

Burnout: likely not a result of isolation, despite claims.

Celebrating and honoring Black Poetry Day...

A reminder to cherish your parents and the older adults in your life.

The mental health of the shooter impacted the jury’s outcome in the Parkland School mass shooting sentencing.

Reflections through poetry after a moving visit...

From traumatic brain injury to the dangers of excessive social media usage, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

"Despite this new study and the need for further research, the best recommendation at this time regarding lithium in patients with bipolar disorder who are suicidal would be to consider it a worthwhile option."

The jury has awarded almost 1 billion dollars to the Sandy Hook families. What toll did the trial take on their mental health?