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One doctor shares his experiences with religion’s role in the practice.

CRL cites lack of substantial evidence of efficacy needed for approval.

Patients who are report social phobia are unlikely to speak out for themselves. For them, confrontations with their boss or coworkers are even worse than water-cooler conversations. That is where psychiatrists can help.

Is ECT a viable or a dangerous treatment for psychiatric disorders? Is there a middle road? Share your thoughts in our poll.

Investments in brain health and brain skills are key to sustaining the environment and navigating the complexities of social-ecological challenges.

ECT has undoubtedly been foundational in the field of interventional psychiatry, yet controversy remains an underlying theme.

There is consistent evidence of benefits following state-of-the-art modified ECT.

No one has precise data about how many Americans receive ECT each year, let alone how many treatments each patients receives or how closely providers space treatments. This is a troubling dilemma, according to the authors.

Should clinicians of a certain be assessed to ensure competence, or does that just foster stigma and stereotypes?

This once-daily sprinkleable capsule may help patients aged 6 to 17 years with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

The more tools we have in our treatment toolbox, the greater the likelihood that we will ultimately find a treatment (or combination of treatments) to improve a given patient’s functioning and quality of life.

How did we become what we are and where on earth are we headed?

An introduction to the April issue.

Is this treatment for bipolar disorder risking patients’ heart health?

Government funding for the drug addiction crisis is on the way.

By considering different team members, it may be possible to address the broader needs of patients with mental illness.

The pandemic has driven a psychiatrist into isolation, but his long history in the arts helps him reconnect.

The first study to gather unsolicited patient responses via social media finds 3 negative themes.

Service animals can help save veterans’ lives.

A psychiatrist reads the news and responds with art.

What meanings and values can be found from the past year, and what words will be found going forward?

A winner of the 2020 Sigourney Award reflects on a lifetime of reading, promoting, and revising Freud’s theories.

The sharply decreasing perception of risk and easy accessibility of cannabis has many patients turning towards it, despite the potential negative effects.

Cannabis use has prompted symptoms such as dizziness, sleepiness, and fatigue in older patients. Are there any benevolent effects?

Devoting funds to better benefit brain health could improve society as a whole.

The rapidly changing field of cannabinoids and their clinical implications poses a particular challenge in psychiatry.

How can we ensure that our attributions of meaning are not simply instances of creative storytelling?

This investigational dual orexin receptor antagonist improved sleep overnight and daytime functioning.

As patients flock to CBD as a “natural alternative” to medications, the FDA continues to crack down on false claims.

A case in Germany overturns old ideas about conversion disorders.