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Dialectical behavior therapy may be particularly effective in mitigating biologically-driven vulnerabilities, and zonisamide and lamotrigine may play a role.

This article focuses on treatment resistance to medications in adult male and non-pregnant adult female outpatients with any type of DSM-5 diagnosed bipolar disorder.

What the nose knows in patients with schizophrenia.

The era of evidence-based best practices has arrived, and psychiatry needs to get on board.

King is singularly adept at capturing the vicissitudes, mores, and speech of pre-teenagers (particularly boys) throughout his writing-most notably in one of his longest novels, IT.

Here's a warm welcome to the 7 members of our new Advisory Board.

What does the evidence tell us about digital sensors for treatment adherence in patients with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders?

Know about these two articles of major importance for those interested in strengthening the evidence base for psychotherapy?

Please! No more group hugs!

The author explores the significant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic heterogeneity of current antidepressants and reviews the many potential drug targets that exist-with a focus on the serotonin system.

Our time was Thursday, 5 o’clock, my psychiatrist’s door always opened wide, him wearing a wool sweater, sipping tea, lights dimmed to an endless twilight...

How to decrease recidivism for individuals with serious mental illnesses who are released from jails or prisons or discharged from hospitals? Here are several effective mechanisms.

Questions and caveats about dosing remain.

We can encourage more responsible media coverage of mass shootings in an effort to cut down on “copy-cat” killings. Here are 4 guidelines.

The first in a series of videos on the history of psychiatry that explore the roots of modern psychiatry in ancient cultures is now available on youtube. Members of the Committee on Arts and Humanities from the GAP invite you to tune in.

A look at sex differences in the neuropsychological deficits of Alzheimer disease.

These 3 steps can help you ensure that shared decision making is actually taking place.

Here's a model that can stimulate psychiatrists to understand and address denial of global warming, the cognitive dissonance and guilt of our own responsibility, and the role of resilience in adapting to environmental changes.

Recommendations from an international panel of experts on the management of MDD.

New evidence links vitamin D status with cognition in patients with psychosis.

This article describes challenges for psychiatrists striving to ensure informed consent for, and for patients who may lack full appreciation of the risks and benefits of, neurostimulation.

Transcranial direct current stimulation is a battery-powered noninvasive device used to treat a range of neuropsychiatric disorders. Details here.

There is a growing trend for patients to obtain and use tDCS devices without the interposition of a psychiatrist filling the traditional medical-legal role of learned intermediary. The authors explore various issues.

Here: a review of the neurobiology and circuitry behind memory as well as current studies involving neuromodulation for memory disorders.

There was combat in Nam and I let my hair grow long, went to college, studied orgo until I became draft exempt...

This article focuses on the various classes of antidepressants and how they have evolved.

Which genes have recently been associated with TD? That question and more in this quiz.

When, if ever, is it ethical to administer a medication to a patient-even an incapacitated one-without his knowledge? Read the case, and weigh in.