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Brain injury was recently recognized as a chronic health condition.

Do we need a hero like Zorro now more than ever?

In this CME article, learn more about a protocolized approach to the hospital management of pediatric patients with severe malnutrition related to eating disorders, including the utilization of a multidisciplinary care team and structured psychoeducation materials for families.

Palliative psychiatry takes a dangerous turn when discussions lead to advocacy for assisted suicide policies for mental illness.

"The headlines said Well-Loved American Foods Resisted Arrest, Failed to Comply, and Were Delicious While Black."

“We’ll soon become the land, Of death on demand…”

We are always ready for individual patient care. Can we also be ready for social psychiatric care?

Learn more about malingering in this forensic psychiatry overview.

Can "healing" life trauma help improve bipolar disorder symptoms?

There has been a general increase in mental disorders and disturbances on all political and religious sides over years.

Calling it a barrier to care, FDA committees decide to end clozapine REMS.

What can we collectively be grateful for?

Conspiracy theories can lead individuals to engage in criminal and violent behaviors. It is necessary for psychiatrists treating or forensically evaluating individuals with conspiracy theories to be able to correctly identify different forms of belief.

How is the study of muscarinic receptors transforming schizophrenia treatment?

November is Men's Health Awareness Month.

The use of validated and scalable risk prediction tools can potentially improve mental health outcomes.

Here are 4 means of coping with the diagnostic uncertainty of bipolar mixed states.

Can paradoxical psychotherapy help us face our fears when it comes to society?

There are several points along this pathway for a justice involved patient to be intercepted and diverted to mental health treatment.

How can you best discuss long-acting injectable options with your patients living with schizophrenia?

What serendipitous, psychological meaning can we find in music in dark times?

Learn more about topics of interest in forensic psychiatry in this month's Special Report!

How can you handle patient gifts as a clinician?

"I say Good Morning! and he studies me in my white coat, like skin lesion he has seen only once in a textbook."

Is medicine a calling or a job?

This article was developed and sponsored in collaboration with Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Amy LaCouture, RN, BSN, PMHNP-BC and Linda Trinh, DNP, MPH, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC have been compensated by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. to author this article and share their perspectives.

A systematic review and meta-analysis showed moderate-quality evidence supporting lithium’s ability to lower mortality rates.

According to new data, NeuroStar Advanced TMS helped nearly 60% of adolescents with major depressive disorder.

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Is it healthy to cut off family and friends due to political differences?