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New approval for schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder.

Psychosocial consequences are common after acquired brain injury and may represent the greatest challenge facing individuals with brain injury. Understanding the psychosocial consequences of brain injury, and the evidenced-based interventions to address those consequences can assist clinicians in providing effective treatment following acquired brain injury.

Is your practice welcoming to those of all races?

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, a psychiatrist reflects on what is needed most—action.

“The sooner you can recognize and diagnose bipolar, the sooner you can institute effective evidence-based treatments.”

This doctor’s New Year’s resolution? To continue working to end anti-Black racism and the collateral damage it has caused.

Ethical dilemmas are sufficiently unique and complex that exceptionless rules or precise algorithms are seldom helpful.

Human nature is the real enemy when it comes to divisiveness.

From rare copy number variants in treatment-resistant psychosis to the psychiatric response to human trafficking, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

The power of social media...

"And if you like it simple, doctor will do."

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“We didn’t pick this political fight, but we will stand up for our patients, for the policies of this House, and for our profession.”

Burnout has only worsened over the pandemic… but how much worse?

Psychiatrists are physicians first...

Genetic testing for severe psychosis? Researchers investigated rare disease-associated copy number variants in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

What factors contribute to happiness?

How to help individuals caught in human trafficking: person-centered, culturally humble, trauma-informed care.

About half of the US population believes in at least 1 conspiracy theory. How can we stick to the facts?

Data on the effects of discontinuing lithium on renal function are scarce and conflicting. A new study exploring these effects may aid in the clinical decision-making process.

How can you better provide care for American Indians and Alaska Natives?

“My ideal for the book was a kind of prism: If you look at the same questions from different angles, the answers will subtly change.”

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If you have a choice, choose compassion.

Alzheimer disease research may offer the key to effective treatment for former athletes.

The pandemic and its consequences aren’t over yet…

Metabolic depression? Researchers performed a metabolomic evaluation of patients with treatment-resistant depression.

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”

Further arguments opposing MAID.