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Taking a moment to learn from nature...

Did you miss the Annual Psychiatric Times World CME Conference? Don't worry, we've got you covered.

Isolated older adults may be especially vulnerable to addiction issues with the onset of the pandemic. Here’s how telemedicine can help.

Is the future computer-less, as Dune suggests?

What role do dreams play in psychiatry? Are "prophetic" dreams part of the paranormal, or maybe better show the potential power of our brains?

Some psychiatric medications that can trigger Torsades de Pointes (TdP), a potentially fatal polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that arises during abnormal ventricular repolarization. Are you aware of the risk factors that increase risk of TdP?

Dealing with diversity double-speak...

There is a delicate and precious dance between a father and his daughter...

Perhaps with time and commitment, this psychiatrist's dreams for a better world for patients and all mankind will come to fruition.

Microdosing at “Tranquillum House,” and its implications for real-world experimental psychopharmacology.

The Goldwater Rule has been in place for decades, but recent events have caused some to ponder its utility and appropriateness.

Loss and suffering can be hard for both patient and provider. Here’s what we know, what we need to learn, and how to protect yourself as a clinician.

Dune makes valiant attempts to portray diversity, but, much like our society, still falls short. What does it say about us?

Can psychiatrists help be the champion for those behind bars?

With the growing elderly population and the prevalence of cognitive impairment, how can we protect older adults from financial scams?

Autism spectrum disorder often evades formal diagnosis until a child is 4 years or older, but these artificial intelligence and telehealth systems may be able to help facilitate diagnosis.

Dune might suggest that whoever controls conception and child rearing controls the future world.

As the COP-26 (Conference of the Parties) gets ready to convene to discuss climate change, it is crucial for them to consider brain science.

A poet's reflections on COVID-land's relentlessness grip on society...

In cases of assisted suicide, do patients really have rational autonomy?

A well-being centered approach expands assessment and treatment for the child’s strengths and opportunities for positive experiences with the family.

The history of modern psychopharmacology: a history of epic proportions.

Unintentional overdose with antipsychotics plus opioids. Researchers performed a population-based cohort study of the risk of overdose associated with co-prescription of antipsychotics and opioids.

Can mindfulness be an additional therapy to help treat ADHD in children?

All in a good night’s sleep? Researchers performed a pharmacovigilance study of second-generation antipsychotics and mood stabilizers as the suspected agent of psychiatric adverse drug reactions (insomnia and suicide/ideation/behavior/death).

Television, tablets, gaming, phones: how are they impacting child and adolescent mental health?

Empathy will help patients feel they are understood and can better facilitate physician-patient interactions. Here’s how.

Deep-seated denial of science and a mistrust of scientific experts... how far do the limits of reason stretch?

Karl Deisseroth's new book is a compelling, educational experience.