SPOTLIGHT -
The Grief Monster
She wondered what the secret was to life as a psychiatrist, a grieving daughter, and a new mother of twins.
Left to Our Own Devices: Outsmarting Smart Technology to Reclaim Our Relationships, Health, and Focus
As interest in mental health technology grows, so do questions about its risks and benefits. more in this book review.
Mitigation of Olanzapine-Induced Weight Gain: Not the Sami Old Thing
Promising results from a phase 2 trial of olanzapine plus samidorphan in patients with schizophrenia.
Smartphone Social Behavior and Relapse in Schizophrenia
Changes in social behavior on a mobile device may indicate relapse risk that could be assessed in the clinical setting.
Treatment-Resistant Depression: 7 Steps to Better Outcomes
Withdrawal and retreat are the counter-transference pitfalls in TRD. It is often done to the tune of “this is as good as it gets.” Scratch that. A bonus podcast accompanies this piece.
How to Use Antidepressants in Bipolar II
Podcast: Treatment strategies on a long-debated issue, 18 experts reveal what they really do in practice.
Intellectual Disgrace
How do people with a shred or more of superego assuage the pricks of an uneasy conscience knowing they are sliding down a slippery dark slope?
Neuropsychiatry of TBI
This Special Report addresses several specific areas of concern that are of importance to psychiatrists: Can depression be prevented after traumatic brain injury? What are the risks? Are there special issues involved in treatment?
Pharmacological Management of the Psychiatric Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health epidemic. Psychiatric symptoms after TBI are not just common, but also troublesome.
Preventing Suicide When Caring for Patients With a History of TBI
The association between traumatic brain injury and negative psychiatric outcomes has a relatively long history. A review of the current state of the science and strategies for intervention.
TBI in Older Adults: A Growing Epidemic
Across all age groups, an estimated 5.3 million Americans are living with a TBI-related disability. Many of these individuals will live to be older adults.
Depression Following TBI Can It Be Prevented?
The chronic and relapsing course of TBI-associated depression poses a challenge to the management of afflicted patients.
Heartbeat
On December 27, I learned that my pregnancy would not come to fruition with a baby for me. The healing process begins for me as it has for countless women before me. More in Portrait of a Psychiatrist.
Recognizing and Treating Trauma in the Inpatient Psychiatric Setting
Successful, trauma-informed care for patients with serious mental illness requires providers to assess, acknowledge, and treat trauma.
Ensuring Sobriety-Supportive Relationships
A small exploratory study provides a first look at the role of social relationships in maintaining sobriety.
Psychosis After Traumatic Brain Injury: Conceptual and Clinical Considerations
This article provides a comprehensive understanding of the clinical and conceptual challenges presented by psychosis that is due to TBI.
Neurobiology and Clinical Management of Childhood Onset Schizophrenia
Although psychotic illnesses are fortunately rare in children, contrary to common belief, psychotic symptoms can be fairly common in very young healthy children.
Advances in Predicting Tardive Dyskinesia
A prediction model may help identify treatment characteristics associated with TD among patients with psychiatric disorders taking antipsychotic medications.
Is It Time to Legalize Cannabis?
The controversial question of whether to legalize cannabis has emerged front and center as an important issue that deserves a serious and thoughtful dialogue.
Cannabidiol as an Adjunctive Treatment for Schizophrenia
Cannabis continues to be the most commonly used illicit drug in the US, and the potential beneficial effects of CBD on cognition in patients with schizophrenia have critical importance.
Divestment in Fossil Fuels: A Preventive Public Health Strategy
The profound effects of climate change on mental health have become increasingly difficult to ignore.
A Complicated Case of Psychiatric Disability
What to do when a patient says they need disabled status, but you believe otherwise?
21st Century Reefer Madness
Many have said that truth is the first casualty of war. In the war on drugs, truth died before the first shot was fired.
The Week the EMR Went Down
We fled the computer room like inmates after lightning fries the prison fence. Then we rounded with nurses who knew the doses and what made patients moan...
AIMS Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
This video will help clinicians detect tardive dyskinesia and movement disorders in patients taking antipsychotic drugs.
Using Pharmacogenetics in Making Treatment Decisions for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia in Later Life: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Strategies
With the prevalence of schizophrenia in older adults set to double and reach 1.1 million people in the US by 2025, greater attention to research and policy regarding this population is needed.
Cognitive Training for Neural System Dysfunction in Psychotic Disorders
Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness
In his latest book, Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness, Dr Hanson discusses the scientifically grounded foundation for lasting wellbeing.
THE QUIZ: Chronic Pain and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Test your knowledge on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their resultant effects on cognitive function and mental health.