COVID-19

A new study considers how the virus might enter the brain and cause cognitive issues.

What factors make individuals more susceptible to loneliness? Gender? Race? Age?

After a long, dark week comes the refreshing sunshine.

A case for why psychiatrists should discuss the COVID vaccines with their patients.

As we learn about the effect of COVID-19 on patients with bipolar and other psychiatric disorders, clinicians should be prepared to ask questions to uncover new syndromic behaviors.

What are best practices for difficult conversations about racism? How can psychiatrists help? The authors present 6 ways to advance discussions about racism in psychiatry.

How has the transition to work from home placed a burden on the shoulders of parents?

There are 525,600 minutes in a year. How many COVID-19 related deaths have we seen in the thousands of minutes since this began?

What are the differences between disorders like OCD and pandemic anxiety?

How to recognize postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome—and treat it.

What does recent research have to say on video telemedicine?

A healthy body and mindset is a great way to move past the traumatic events of the past year.

Does the typical malpractice insurance policy cover COVID-related claims? That question and more answered.

The stress and anxiety of the COVID-19 pandemic might be interfering with sleep patterns.

Although botulinum toxin does not have regulatory approval for the treatment of depression in the United States, some reports indicate neurotoxin treatment may mitigate symptoms.

New data out of Maryland includes some surprising numbers.

Unemployment is associated with an array of social and psychological complexities, directly affecting patients' self-esteem and perceptions of self-worth. When a patient loses their job, the psychiatrist has 4 tasks.

The scientific method has delivered vaccines and other life-saving medicine, but not everybody trusts it.

The pandemic has triggered an array of emotional, physical, and economic issues but in the midst of this crisis, nations have shared and learned from each other’s experiences.

Social distancing and quarantine have been absolutely necessary, but what effect have they had on seniors?

The pandemic has exacerbated many existing dangers, and introduced a few new ones.

Lessons from the opioid epidemic should be applied to cases of methamphetamine abuse.

Schools need to be at the heart of our response to the COVID-19 mental health crisis.

COVID-19, the holidays, and bad weather can all make it difficult for patients to follow their treatment plans. In this Mental Health Minute, Charles Lee, MD, explains how health literacy can help.

Rejecting reality does not change it. How does radical acceptance help int he era of COVID-19?