is the chair and medical director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Sibley Memorial Hospital, as well as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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Women experience depression at rates twice that of men. But Black women are only half as likely to seek care as White women. Here's what you can do to help this population. 

The State of Mental Health of Black Women: Clinical Considerations

is a board-certified adult and child/adolescent psychiatrist. She is an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an attending at the Massachusetts General Hospital Chelsea Health Center. She also has a small private practice in Boston.

Understanding a patient's sociocultural background will have an important effect on treatment, especially for Hispanic patients. 

Reconceptualizing Hispanics in America: From Reading Stark Statistics to Confronting Racial and Ethnic Trauma

is an assistant psychiatrist at the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program at McLean Hospital, a supervising psychiatrist to residents in the Adult Outpatient Services, and a member of the faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness.

is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital.

The rise in anti-Asian violence will likely lead to a rise in Asian Americans presenting for psychiatric care. Here is how best to address the longer-term problems they face...

Asian American Mental Health: Treating a Diverse Population at a Crossroads

is associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville and medical director and division chief for Adult Inpatient and Consult-Liaison Services for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Prisma Health - Upstate. He served on the American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force to Address Structural Racism Throughout Psychiatry, and he currently serves as the Diversity and Inclusion section editor and advisory board member for

By recognizing the importance of minority mental health and caring for all types of patients, psychiatrists depict the epitome of humanity.

The Epitome of Humanity

 is a psychiatrist in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs’ newly created lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer specialty service in Colorado.

is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Due to discrimination's negative impact, transgender and gender-nonconforming youth are several times more likely than the rate of their cisgender peers to have depression and anxiety.

The Negative Impact of Current Legislation on Gender Diverse Adolescents

is a researcher and an educator in the Department of Health and Social Care at The Open University (United Kingdom) and an honorary academic in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland (New Zealand).

is a child psychologist and an assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Online environments have revolutionized the lives of young SGM individuals, but also created unforeseen issues...

Special Considerations for SGM Youth Online

What academic terminology should be used when describing sexual and gender minority patients? 

What Constitutes an SGM Community?

Homosexuality was classified as a mental illness until 1973. We have come a long way, but there is a lot further to go...

The Mental Health of SGM Youth: Embracing Affirmation

Mr Drury is a medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine (TUSOM) pursuing urology.

Dr Hellstrom is a professor of urology and chief of the section of andrology at Tulane University School of Medicine.

The sexual side effects of psychiatric medications are troubling enough that some patients consider treatment cessation. The authors review 5 strategies for managing sexual dysfunction.

Sex, Drugs, and Psychosis: Reviewing Psychiatric Medications’ Taboo Side Effect

Sedation may not always be desirable, but it is difficult to avoid in psychiatry. Some of the most sedating medications are discussed.

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