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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.

Successful, trauma-informed care for patients with serious mental illness requires providers to assess, acknowledge, and treat trauma.

A small exploratory study provides a first look at the role of social relationships in maintaining sobriety.

This article provides a comprehensive understanding of the clinical and conceptual challenges presented by psychosis that is due to TBI.

Although psychotic illnesses are fortunately rare in children, contrary to common belief, psychotic symptoms can be fairly common in very young healthy children.

A prediction model may help identify treatment characteristics associated with TD among patients with psychiatric disorders taking antipsychotic medications.

The controversial question of whether to legalize cannabis has emerged front and center as an important issue that deserves a serious and thoughtful dialogue.

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.

The profound effects of climate change on mental health have become increasingly difficult to ignore. 

What to do when a patient says they need disabled status, but you believe otherwise?

Many have said that truth is the first casualty of war. In the war on drugs, truth died before the first shot was fired.

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...

This video will help clinicians detect tardive dyskinesia and movement disorders in patients taking antipsychotic drugs.

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.

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.

Test your knowledge on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their resultant effects on cognitive function and mental health.

In this quiz, learn which medical disorders patients with schizophrenia and comorbid TD are likely to contend with.

While some psychiatrists may doubt the connection between climate disruption and psychiatric disorders, the evidence is growing stronger every day.

A program guide for the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale video.

We have come a long way in psychiatry, but we are still at the beginning of the story of understanding the human brain.

Inquiring about a patient’s favorite movie sometimes proves unexpectedly revealing.

A layperson's perspective after deliberating on the meaning of suicide for decades after the loss of his wife.

This CME provides a comprehensive understanding of psychopharmacologic treatments for stress-induced psychopathology and the need for novel, rapid-acting agents.

A teaching moment never to be forgotten, little did the author know that this action on his patient's part would be the harbinger of an amazing career looking after physicians.

Do I have to speak? I know you know...

New research considers the effects of folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 supplementation on symptom and neurocognitive outcomes in patients with FEP.

Tardive syndromes include a broad spectrum of abnormal movements. Which movement disorders can resemble tardive dyskinesia? Find out in the quiz.

Medical malpractice, a form of professional negligence, remains a heavily criticized legal solution for ensuring patient autonomy and competent health care.