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Love in the Time of Coronavirus
Dr Berlin recites sentiments close to his heart.
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On Being a Doctor
Is a doctor a healer, a confidante, a priest or rabbi, a turner of textbook pages, or a combination of all?
Preparing for the Mental Health Repercussions of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic reveals existing weaknesses in the mental health system, but also presents opportunities for reform.
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4 Components of Positive Aging
We need to celebrate the strengths that only aging can confer.
Surviving Coronavirus: A Psychiatrist’s Personal Journey
His symptoms worsened throughout most of his hospitalization, leaving him to ponder a grim reality: “This is it. This is how your story ends.”
A Dose of Much-Needed Medicine
Sometimes, life’s lessons appear unexpectedly.
Delirium, Encephalopathy, and COVID-19: An Update From the Field
The biggest challenge we have faced thus far has been a three-fold rise in requests for assistance in managing persistent delirium. Needless to say, we are not twiddling our thumbs.
For Whom the School Bell Tolls: Helping Youth During the COVID-19 Crisis
Younger patients are facing unique psychological challenges during this pandemic.
Pandemics Are Not Partisan
We have been here before. In fact, we have survived more challenging times. The truth serves as the foundational first brick of the edifice of knowledge and problem-solving.
The Ethics of Reopening During the COVID-19 Pandemic
How can we keep the public safe and reopen the economy at the same time?
New Research Finds Troubling Link Between COVID-19 and Neuropsychiatric Health
British researchers find neuropsychiatric complications associated with COVID-19.
Strategies for Keeping Our Prefrontal Cortex Online
As we notice acts of kindness and allow them to guide us into new behaviors and habit loops, we replace worry and anxiety with altruistic thinking.
ACP Releases Ethical Guidance for Electronic Communication With Patients
A position paper presents the best ways to use electronic communication, particularly timely given the pandemic.
A Challenging Psychotherapeutic Journey
One can only hope today's challenges will become a “corrective emotional experience."
Racism, Policing, and COVID-19 Disparities: We Need Action!
This moment in history cannot be lost. When you ask us if we are okay, be prepared to hear us say we are not . . . and never have been. Then be prepared to do more.
Sacred Daily Lives
The words are no less fitting now than when this piece was written at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
The Air in Front of Him
When all else fails, fly.
6 Steps for Successfully Managing Depression During COVID
As the pandemic lingers, managing depression can become that much more difficult. These proven steps can help patients, and you, better manage depression.
Slivers of Hope: Maxine Kumin
Let spring training not be a mere memory.
Minefields and Med-Checks: Getting to the Right Questions
Sometimes our best intentions lead us down the wrong road. By reconsidering a few seemingly harmless questions, this psychiatrist was able to make the most of his medication-check visits with his patients.
COVID-19: Has the Mortality Rate Declined?
New data and an intriguing case example suggest the mortality rate may be decreasing. What does this mean for the days ahead?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—In Spite of the Pandemic
Psychological liberty has been constricted as rates of virtually all mental disorders and subclinical problems like racism have been rising in recent years and during the pandemic. But it's not too late.
Pandemic Transitions
A teen writes about the unexpected gift of time the quarantine afforded her and her family.
American College of Physicians Suggests Lead Health Care Reform
Policy suggestions released earlier this year could be used to guide actions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychological and Spiritual Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic
For some patients, quarantine and isolation may generate feelings of uncertainty. It is important to use accurate terminology, since the words we use and how we think shape our being and responses.
Coping Skills for Patients
Katharine Phillips, MD, shares key insights on coping.
Has the Playing Field Been Leveled?
Private practice in the COVID era.
Reflections in Times of Crisis
It is important that health care workers find ways of managing their anxiety and stress, which can otherwise become overwhelming. Dr Awais Aftab shares his own experience during the pandemic.
The Upside and Downside of Religion, Spirituality, and Health
Clinicians may need to consider what happens to religiously oriented people when things go badly, despite their faith and prayer.
Racism, Policing, and COVID-19: How Do We Justify Racial Disparities in 2020?
Psychiatrists are in a unique position to actively address the collective trauma caused by rampant and persistent race-based disparities in health care and police violence.