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Has the media’s obsession with the COVID-19 pandemic put global mental health at risk?

Understanding a patient's sociocultural background will have an important effect on treatment, especially for Hispanic patients.

A psychiatrist’s duty is to bring meaning, purpose, and hope to patients—not the option of medically assisted suicide.

How can clinicians distinguish between ordinary grief, depression, and prolonged grief disorder?

A personal reflection on the psychological impact of hyperemesis gravidarum.

Once a medical aid in dying laws is passed, eligibility for assisted suicide inevitably expands, putting more patients at risk.

The rise in anti-Asian violence will likely lead to a rise in Asian Americans presenting for psychiatric care. Here is how best to address the longer-term problems they face...

By recognizing the importance of minority mental health and caring for all types of patients, psychiatrists depict the epitome of humanity.

Too much time on phones is tearing the family apart...

What can philosophy learn from madness?

Mental health care for US service members, refugees, and Afghans will be crucial.

False allegations of abuse during a custody battle can seriously harm children. Here's how psychiatrists can separate fact from fiction.

Expert management tips can help clinicians ensure their practices thrive, even during the worst of times.

Bipolar disorder and pregnancy: what considerations need to be kept in mind?

The emergency department is a primary care location for patients with schizophrenia. Here’s how to manage schizophrenia in this particular setting in an informed and caring manner.

How has the pandemic affected wellbeing and engagement in the workplace?

Physician, it is important to heal and recharge thyself.

Most psychotic disorders appear in adolescents or young adults, but some also occur during later life. Here's how to recognize and treat them.

"She takes them gently from my hands, scrunches her brow, studies their loneliness..."

A 17-year-old girl starts panicking about sharks thousands of miles from the ocean. Did a movie cause her fear?

A new digital therapeutic helps patients with psychosis to slow down and manage their fears.

So many numbers, so little time...

Loss of smell can be devastating for patients. How can psychiatrists deal with the associated psychological effects?

First of its kind study found aggression in US couples saw a 6- to 8-fold increase during the pandemic.

In this journal club, a medical student and an addiction psychiatrist review a thematic analysis of successful prevention efforts in states with declining rates of opioid-related overdose deaths.

The National Correctional Health Care Conference is back and ready to deliver the latest on correctional and public health.

This CME covers the ins and outs of fibromyalgia, and everything a mental health professional needs to know when dealing with it.

What special dangers do psychiatrists face in their professional, social, and home lives?

The key to addressing mental health may lie in business innovation theories.

As the mask debate continues, especially for children returning to school, have we stopped to ask what they want?