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Psychiatry is being thrown, ready or not, into the world of telemedicine. Here you will find  lessons, tips, and answers to common questions from psychiatrists who have successfully taken the leap.

Psychiatry is in a unique position to help the world navigate these unprecidented times. MJH Life Sciences' founder and CEO introduces the newest issue of Psychiatric Times.

Mental health professionals charged with compassionate care for those facing a radically changing world filled with loss have one narrow task.

Clinicians work with more male sexual abuse survivors than they may think.

Three mountains must be climbed to emerge unscathed.

An overview of the theoretical and empirical literature linking PTSD, substance use, and IPV, as well as risk factors for depression and other psychiatric disorders.

The use of social distancing to “flatten the curve” and prevent the spread of COVID-19 has catapulted the use of telehealth.

Most of us remember where we were when the terrorist bomb shattered our sense of peace in this usually quiet community. The shockwave travelled for miles and across time.

For an inspiring model of communal hope and resilience under a dire threat to survival over COVID-19 fears, the author turns to the Fekalists, the prisoners condemned to be sanitation workers in the Lodz ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland, his parents among them.

“Recently, I had the opportunity to teach seminary students on the subject of mental health and its interface with spirituality and religion.”

As our understanding of the neurobiology of OCD grows, additional treatment options become available and should be thoughtfully integrated into the treatment algorithm. One such option is dTMS.

In what seem like ancient times “BCV” (before coronavirus), there was a more slowly growing scourge for physicians and other health care workers: burnout.

Online tools are bringing much needed social interaction while staying safe at home, according to this teen.

Samuel T. Wilkinson, MD, discusses the risks and benefits, as well as the challenges of clinical implementation of esketamine, for treatment-resistant depression.

His widow sues. Five night-sweat-years later, our colleague wins in court, because he has good documentation.

At a time when preserving public health is our highest priority, why would we want to encourage excessive alcohol use among the vulnerable?

Dr Gabrin said not to forget about the most powerful drugs we have in the pandemic-tolerance, kindness, empathy, compassion, and patience.

Slipping out of quarantine, we walk hand in hand. Comforting words that this, too, shall pass.

Neighborhoods, tribes, gangs-each have their own culture. Unless you have been raised in one of them and are "known," you come as a stranger.

Despite proven efficacy of ADHD treatments, adherence remains a challenge.

“I met Talia almost 20 years ago. It wasn’t the usual doctor-patient relationship formed in the setting of an outpatient clinic or general inpatient hospital.”

Mounting evidence shows the endogenous opioid system is a potential therapeutic target for mood disorders, yet questions remain.

Investigators used machine learning to derive a unique electroencephalographic pattern or “signature” that appears to predict response to antidepressants vs. placebo.

Regardless of whatever short-term benefit patients perceive from cannabis, the evidence points clearly to an association between usage and worsening course of bipolar disorder over time.

When I first learned of Anne Frank’s story, I could barely imagine the fear, the loneliness, and the isolation. During these last few weeks, I realized there is so much young people can learn from her.

They are models of the essence of heroism that is being seen in health professionals and the public during the pandemic.

As psychiatrists we must remember that comorbidities is often the rule, not the exception. This is especially true for obsessive and compulsive disorder (OCD).

OCD in the general population often differs from OCD that presents in the perinatal period. It is imperative to recognize, assess, and treat perinatal OCD to improve maternal and child outcomes and have a transgenerational impact.

"There is a great deal that ails psychiatry-over-diagnosis, overtreatment, misallocation of resources, consistent breaches of patients’ fundamental human rights, and so forth," says Dr McLaren in this interview.