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Did you watch the Grammys?

How can we better serve our nonbinary patients?

Psychiatrists are in a unique position to serve as consultants to intergovernmental organizations dedicated to conflict resolution. Learn more here.

Daydreaming, fantasizing, worrying—these are all examples of mindwandering.

According to Freud, inside each of us is a counterintuitive desire to die instead of live.

Mental health and medical care are the focus of the upcoming NCCHC in-person and virtual conferences on correctional health care.

What US state has the best mental health care?

Happy April Fool’s Day!

There is absolutely no good reason for competition among therapies—none is by itself necessary or sufficient, and most are completely complementary, even synergistic.

A look at the unique challenges of working with powerful and influential clients and strategies for success.

Is the infamous slap from the Oscars an example of systemic violence?

Reflections on National Doctor Day.

This mother and leader is an inspiration.

Is prolonged grief disorder an important addition to the DSM-5-TR?

Here’s a step-by-step guide of how to beat false allegations of child abuse.

What can we say about President Putin?

Valeriia Palii, president of the National Psychological Association of Ukraine, demonstrates the courage of her people.

We seek to reduce vaccine side effects—but what about the social media-compounded fears of anti-COVID vaccination?

Predicting mania versus psychosis: Researchers performed a retrospective study of prodromal symptoms, risk factors, and vulnerability markers in first-episode mania and psychosis.

President Biden’s speech in Poland concerning Ukraine carries greater messages for psychiatry.

This inspiring woman reminds us all to give more to those around us.

To help bring attention to what can be a preventable disability, and to focus on ways to support patients with brain injury, March is commemorated as Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Researchers performed an RCT of pramipexole for patients with bipolar disorder and cognitive impairment.

Sewing, weaving, knitting, crochet, and needlework can all be soothing, expressive, and communal. How did women patients in psychiatric history harness the therapeutic and political potential of fiber art? What can we learn about life in psychiatric institutions from their work?

The people who make us laugh are more important than you might think.

Cultural identity—relevant in politics and in psychiatry.

“Confidence occurs when we feel supported, when we feel connection, when we have safety, and when we have experience under our belt.”

One doctor reflects on 2 women who lit the torch for her career in psychiatry.

Patients with bipolar I disorder and other mental illnesses may be at increased risk for COVID-19 infection.

Although research is limited, the results are promising.