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An ex-Yale psychiatrist who skirted the Goldwater Rule is suing the university over her termination.

The war experiences of physicians and scientists shaped their research agendas.

If depression impairs the brain’s processes at a molecular level, would the same be true of stress more generally?

A DSM-5 diagnosis requires a biopsychosocial case formulation—not just a symptom checklist.

Misdiagnosis and late diagnosis may be preventing older patients with bipolar disorder from getting proper care.

This mindset might be the key to mental health breakthroughs.

What executive orders from President Biden will affect mental health care?

This monoclonal antibody showed significant slowing of decline in patients with Alzheimer disease.

This social anxiety disorder treatment does not directly activate gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA-A) receptors, setting it apart from benzodiazepines.

Aerobic exercise has been found to exert a positive effect on global cognition and some, but not all, cognitive domains in patients with schizophrenia.

The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is a tool clinicians or researchers use to measure psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and psychoses.

It’s time for psychiatry to take the high road in addressing racism, especially as the psychological toll becomes more evident.

What is the long-term, real-world effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for schizoaffective disorder? An investigation into 2 nationwide cohorts of patients living with schizophrenia provides new details.

An antipsychotic changed the life of not only 1 man, but an entire family.

Mental health care for victims of violence may be a way out of the darkness for Latin America.

The vaccine needs to be appropriately framed: as a benefit, not a risk.

The wave of anti-Asian violence needs a better response than mere words.

A myriad of neuropsychiatric symptoms result from folate deficiency, including cognitive impairment, insomnia, psychosis, depression, peripheral sensory deficits, and weakness. Treatment and prevention strategies are discussed.

If patients decline electroconvulsive therapy, psychiatrists still have many good options.

Aducanumab is named 1 of the 5 “Drugs to Watch” for 2021.

Does switching antipsychotics quell weight gain in patients with severe mental illness? A meta-analysis of 59 relevant studies provides insights.

New data from the ongoing SHORELINE study may bring good news for treating MDD.

The International Psychogeriatric Association shares opportunities to improve worldwide geriatric care.

Patients with cancer are at increased risk for both suicidal ideation and completed suicide. The authors discuss factors contributing to this increase in both biological and psychological realms.

Resistance to climate change often comes from the same place: denial.

What socio-cultural events impacted the older LGBTQ+ generations, and how do they inform their current mental health status?

Neuropsychiatric manifestations of Huntington disease can present decades before the motor symptoms become apparent, making the role of the psychiatrist all the more important.

Are current systems of mental health care alienating children and adults from the meaning inherent in their own emotional difficulties?

Leaders are struggling to justly distribute the coveted vaccine, as their are many vexing ethical issues surrounding COVID-19.

A synthesis of quantitative reviews on the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis.