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A therapeutic approach to the holiday wish list.

Sildenafil and trazodone were inadvertently bottled together, posing serious health risks to consumers.

From disasters and social disruptions to existential concerns, climate distress groups may not only provide much-needed support to patients but may also help psychiatry’s public health responses.

Matters around child-bearing bring up emotions ranging from joy and elation to profound despair, anger, and resentment. Psychiatrists are trained to recognize such issues.

Strategies for educating patients on COVID-19 transmission and epidemiology, as well as dispelling myths

Axsome Therapeutics released details from their COMET-SI trial for AXS-05, an oral investigational NMDA receptor.

The field of psychiatry is uniquely suited to address the psychological factors associated with the past year (and what lies ahead).

Karuna Therapeutics shared exciting results from a Phase 2 trial on their lead agent.

Children with autism spectrum disorder have special educational needs, but with proper guidance they can flourish, even during a pandemic.

As typically happens in the aftermath of suicide—years or even decades later—we wonder what we could have said or should have seen.

A new study by The Trevor Project finds that welcoming environments can reduce suicide risk.

On the international community psychiatrist.

Throughout this troubled year, we have learned much that will allow us to make the world a better place.

How can psychotherapy become a mature science?

Are patients with depression and substance use disorder getting an appropriate level of care? Our Journal Club piece investigates.

According to a recent study, certain product combinations of alcohol and cannabis may be less likely to cause negative consequences.

The authors make the case for national education mandates from accreditation organizations and congressional support to require enhanced education of all clinicians who care for older adults.

As the pandemic and social issues rage on, a palpable and consistent theme runs through us, and that is the very best of human behaviors.

Mutations in PCM1, a gene crucial to neuronal cilia function, have been connected with schizophrenia, according to a recent study.

On the etymology of the "Feinerism."

The PHQ-9 may be an effective asset in a clinician’s toolkit, along with their clinical judgment and therapeutic alliance, to ensure treatment planning and outcome tracking is personal to each patient.

The Lumipulse® G β-Amyloid Ratio in vitro diagnostic test was filed for 510(k) premarket clearance.

This book provides key tools to help combat racism in the mental health profession.

An insider’s look at how balancing COVID-19 safety protocols and affording teens a safe space to interact and bond has made this challenging year less daunting.

A new study associates a gene that facilitates neuron communication in the nervous system with memory loss.

A drug developed to treat high blood pressure has unexpected benefits for patients with severe withdrawal symptoms.

Female emergency department patients with adverse childhood experiences were more likely to have substance use issues.

A new study finds that isolation makes us want company on a neural level, in much the same way that hunger makes us want food.

Sexual minorities with alcohol and tobacco addictions are at a higher risk for comorbid psychiatric disorders, bisexual women in particular.

An immunosuppressed clinician realizes that limits does not mean that you are limited.