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The author discusses evidence-based treatment, highlighting clinical trials that support specific uses and patterns of efficacy.

Our own melatonin plays an important role in regulating our sleep-wake cycle. Recent evidence raises questions about whether we should be taking extra doses to try to improve our sleep.

While recovering from trauma, survivors have a chance to find a voice, meaning, and even beauty.

Some individuals refuse to wear masks or practice social distancing. Why? And what might change their minds?

The biggest challenge we have faced thus far has been a three-fold rise in requests for assistance in managing persistent delirium. Needless to say, we are not twiddling our thumbs.

In this interview with Dr Aftab, Dr Huda discusses his views on the medical model in psychiatry, the misconceptions surrounding it, its strengths and limitations, and its relationship with other frameworks.

Younger patients are facing unique psychological challenges during this pandemic.

Our eulogies remind us of how psychiatrists have worked for the underserved and misunderstood.

It has been a tough and unusual summer, but perhaps it is best to focus on gratitude for what we have learned and what we can do with that information.

We have been here before. In fact, we have survived more challenging times. The truth serves as the foundational first brick of the edifice of knowledge and problem-solving.

How can we keep the public safe and reopen the economy at the same time?

The next several years will present challenges and opportunities for psycho-oncology to improve care for patients.

There are myriad nuanced clinical approaches to cancer treatment, and psychosocial factors are no less complex.

An added component of cancer treatment is discovering what is most meaningful in the patient’s life and using that to buoy them during difficult moments. That, in a nutshell, is the psychiatrist's role.

British researchers find neuropsychiatric complications associated with COVID-19.

A nationwide cohort study sought to determine the clinical course of schizophrenia in women and men in order to improve diagnostic accuracy and design guidelines.

The role of neuroimaging is to rule out medically or surgically treatable causes of illness, such as new-onset psychosis.

You are cordially invited to submit an article about a “what if” legal dilemma for a series about psychiatry and the law.

Psychiatry has changed, and we now have an acute awareness of the cost of sexual trauma to patients. When it comes to race, however, we still have a lot to learn.

A position paper presents the best ways to use electronic communication, particularly timely given the pandemic.

One can only hope today's challenges will become a “corrective emotional experience."

This moment in history cannot be lost. When you ask us if we are okay, be prepared to hear us say we are not . . . and never have been. Then be prepared to do more.

Women should be provided with multiple options for treatment if they decide to engage in mental health care during this critical period.

When the patient has significant comorbid psychiatric problems, high risk of suicide, and Huntington disease, the role of clinician spills over into patient advocate in a complex medical system.

At one time, most medical school classes took the Hippocratic oath, but that is no longer the case.

It is much easier to treat depression after 6 months of non-response than 6 years, regardless of which intervention is used, so time is of the essence.

In this interview, Dr Aftab and Dr Johnstone discuss her criticisms of psychiatric diagnosis and her approach to psychological formulation as a conceptual alternative to diagnosis.

What can be done about racism? We're so glad you asked.

A synthetic derivate of the endogenous amino acid L-cysteine and a precursor of glutathion, N-Acetylcysteine shows promise for treating a variety of psychiatric disorders.

There are some off-label proposed uses for topiramate in comorbidities that are common in patients with bipolar disorder. What does the evidence say?