SPOTLIGHT -
Understanding the QTc
Psychiatrists who prescribe certain medications need to mitigate cardiac risks.
Exploring Integrated and Collaborative Care
Understanding and developing treatments for the cardiovascular system and how it relates to psychosocial distress and the nervous system are keys to the future of psychiatry.
Infographic: Never a Dull Moment in Emergency Psychiatry
Psychiatric emergencies occur when a patient is a danger to self, to others, or is so psychiatrically impaired the patient cannot meet their own basic needs. How do such emergencies manifest?
The Field as a Master Class in Interviewing
Imagine working with a young patient showing signs of psychosis for the past 6 weeks. Your initial assessment appears to rule out medical- or substance-induced etiologies, yet symptoms persist. What's a psychiatrist to do?
CAHOOTS: A Model for Prehospital Mental Health Crisis Intervention
When concern for a patient is not so severe that a clinician feels compelled to call the police, there are options.
The Promise and Potential of Emergency Psychiatry
As a discipline, emergency psychiatry has widened its role, especially following the enormous mental health fallout from the pandemic and the shift of police and first-responder interventions.
10 Most Common Presentations in Emergency Psychiatry
The most common emergency presentations to emergency departments are identified.
A Recipe for Homemade Obesity: The Association Between Depression, Obesity, and Cognitive Deficits
Evidence suggests that physical activity aids in alleviating mild to moderate symptoms of depression in patients and may promote clinically significant antidepressant effects.
Cognition, Bipolar Disorder, and the Self
For many patients, the most painful part of bipolar disorder is the loss of control over their own mind.
Diverse Patients, Common Ground
In psychiatry, 2 patients with the same condition are never the same.
Exploring the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress and Chronic Pain
The high co-occurrence of chronic pain and PTSD and their possible entanglement underline the importance of conducting assessment for both conditions.
Psychiatry’s Role in the Management of Chronic Pain
Pain may not often be considered within the realm of psychiatry; however, chronic pain's relationships with sleep disorders and PTSD make it an issue psychiatrists can—and should—address.
Sleep Disturbances as a Sequalae of Chronic Pain
Sleep disturbance and chronic pain work together to cause misery for patients, with one exacerbating the other. Here: Tips to address both and bring peace to patients.
Psychopathy: Insights for General Practice
While incarceration is the definitive “treatment” for some, psychopathy exists on a spectrum like any other mental disorder; more recent research suggests the condition is capable of responding to treatment.
Assessing Competency To Stand Trial
Defense attorneys have concerns regarding their client’s competency in about 8% to 15% of felony prosecutions. That is where psychiatrists come in.
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream
Throughout the centuries, we have continued to puzzle over our capacity for antisocial behavior
The Right Way to Avoid Malpractice Lawsuits
Practical tips for helping patients and simultaneously avoiding legal battles.
Tips for Testifying in Court
Strategies to remain calm under pressure; to be clear and concise; and to know what is expected in courtroom battles.
7 Clinical Reports About Sexual Disorders
In case you missed it, this series features reports about sexting, paraphilias, adolescent sexual health, and more.
Looking to the Future and Improving Patient Care
The next several years will present challenges and opportunities for psycho-oncology to improve care for patients.
Case-Based Clinical Approaches for Clinicians
There are myriad nuanced clinical approaches to cancer treatment, and psychosocial factors are no less complex.
Finding Meaning in the Face of Suffering
An added component of cancer treatment is discovering what is most meaningful in the patient’s life and using that to buoy them during difficult moments. That, in a nutshell, is the psychiatrist's role.
5 Fast Facts for Addressing Distress & Depression in Cancer
Despite advances in clinical care for patients with cancer, distress and depression continue to haunt patients. These fast facts will help you better understand and care for patients with cancer.
Cancer-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment and Treatment Considerations
While only a minority of patients with cancer may have diagnosable PTSD, subthreshold symptoms in some patients may be debilitationg enough that clinicians should be aware of the phenomenon.
Special Issues in Schizophrenia and Cancer
Patients with schizophrenia often have worse outcomes than their peers without the diagnosis. How you can support your patient in ensuring a better cancer prognosis?
Introduction: The Interface Between Psychiatry and Oncology
The articles in Part I of this Special Report discuss PTSD in cancer, special issues for patients with schizophrenia and cancer, and distress management.
Reducing Distress and Depression
Distress and depression are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with cancer, including reduced quality of life, longer rehabilitation time, poor adherence to treatment, and worse survival.
Meeting Patients Where They Are: A Public Health Imperative
Despite the vast research conducted to better understand biological mechanisms underlying psychosis, people with psychotic disorders continue to suffer.
Prescribing Hope for Recovery
Those of us who have a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder are, above all, human beings. We are more than the disorder.
Stage-Specific Treatment of Psychotic Disorders
Psychotic disorders are potentially serious and enduring and have been seriously neglected in health systems worldwide. The good news is that better medium-term outcomes are now achievable.