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Climate change poses one of the greatest threats to public health in modern times, and the mental health effects are no less concerning.

In a week of high political stakes here in the United States, a fascinating controversy transpired in Reykjavik-with potential risks for clinicians and their patients.

What, if any, is the risk of major malformations following antipsychotic exposure in the first-trimester?

A 10-year study of over a thousand patients finds that nitrate-cured meats may play a causative role in mania. Hot dogs and bacon may be next.

More countries are “going neutral” on the issue of medical euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.

This is not yet another philosophical discourse arguing against physician-assisted suicide. This piece is about life with dignity-even amidst its raw and ravaging agonies.

Many psychiatrists seem to feel that we lack the skill and knowledge to address social issues. What do you think?

Dr Phelps puts thyroid dysfunction into clinical context for patients with comorbid mood disorders.

In this two-part Special Report, the authors provide evidence-based information to guide our assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD across the lifespan.

This article examines the contributory role of diet on ADHD symptoms, including how the elimination of certain foods and additives, as well as the consumption of other foods or nutrients, may impact symptoms.

Despite the proven efficacy and safety of medications for ADHD, abuse is a growing concern.

Mental health stigma has been found to be a significant factor in African-American treatment engagement. For this reason, taking steps to understand cultural considerations is key.

Symptoms of alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal may resemble symptoms of bipolar disorder, making it difficult to diagnose and treat.

Although it is still widely believed that the management of chronic pain usually requires medications or physical interventions, a growing body of research has demonstrated the efficacy of psychological therapeutic modalities.

We listen carefully and use our empathic ability to both understand and provide support to our patients. This work is often at the heart of helping them become more reflective and gain the capacity to make adaptive changes in their internal realities.

Newly released evidence represents the most comprehensive currently available information about the initial choice of antidepressant treatment for acute depression in adults.

Besides being sad, patients who are depressed often feel disgruntled, resentful, or irritable. Such emotions can lead to violence in people who are predisposed to such behavior. Consider the questions in this quiz.

Seven common questions about addiction clinicians regularly hear-as well as the answers.

To goal of this activity is to understand the bidirectional relationship between depression and cardiovascular disease.

Rotten teeth, dirt creased face, he’d come in for a hot and a cot and collapsed with DTs...

A recent study found mindfulness-based cognitive therapy plus treatment-as-usual helped patients who stuck with the program.

"I walk back to her bedside and take her hand. I kiss her gently, hoping it won’t be the last. 'I’ll be back soon. You know I will always find you,'” writes the author in a personal account of life with her aging mother.

Two evidence-based psychosocial treatments are available for trauma-based nightmares. The authors provide a case illustration for each method.

The typical trials of an teen working to understand sex and intimacy is compromised by an inappropriate power dynamic in this film, according to the authors.

Old data have recently been gathered and systematically presented-reinforced by a new study, but perhaps contradicted by another. So it’s time to revisit this story.

Although intellectual stimulation and socialization are of benefit, enhanced motivational ability may be key to averting cognitive decline.

This educational supplement brings you closer to the latest medical understanding of these conditions by reviewing symptoms and causes, summarizing recent clinical trials for treatment of OSA, and discussing the case of a 50-year-old patient with excessive daytime sleepiness.

Hypomania looks very different when it’s mixed with depression.

Children of parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are themselves at increased risk of severe mental illness, and therefore are an important population to study the pathogenesis of these disorders.

When patients ask, “How long should I continue antipsychotic treatment after the first episode of schizophrenia?”, consider this 20-year follow-up study.