Cultural Psychiatry

To many Lao, the concepts of mental illness and spirituality are tightly intertwined.

Psychiatrists' knowledge about how the mind works may be the “secret ingredient” to help reduce burnout in other physicians.

Our ethical priorities must include the care of our colleagues as well as our patients of backgrounds subject to hate and discrimination.

The controversial question of whether to legalize cannabis has emerged front and center as an important issue that deserves a serious and thoughtful dialogue.

The profound effects of climate change on mental health have become increasingly difficult to ignore. 

Many have said that truth is the first casualty of war. In the war on drugs, truth died before the first shot was fired.

Inquiring about a patient’s favorite movie sometimes proves unexpectedly revealing.

What factors are associated with loss of supported housing for chronically homeless patients with serious mental illnesss? Take the quiz and learn more.

The incidence of suicidal ideation and self-harm behavior increases rapidly during adolescence and represents a period of heightened suicide risk.

Editor's picks of psychiatry stories you may have missed: A medical society raises the alarm, first-ever practice guidelines for men, new discoveries in the immunopathology of schizophrenia, and more are covered in our January roundup.

This is the first article in a series focused on reintroducing the arts into psychiatry.

"The experience of learning to know another’s inner self is one of the most difficult, but most gratifying parts of our clinical work," writes Allan Tasman, MD.

As it turns out, modern psychiatry reflects some of the values and concepts held by early civilizations.

Psychiatrists and other mental-health clinicians are being increasingly called upon to respond to patients’ worries about the destabilization of many aspects of our world.

We invite you to write an article about a day in your life for a series of articles about psychiatry and self-disclosure, with the help of the editors at Psychiatric Times and Editorial Board member H. Steven Moffic, MD.

Psyched! podcast hosts interview Carol A. Bernstein, MD, who makes the case for psychiatrists using their voice to help psychiatric patients and families.

Many psychiatrists seem to feel that we lack the skill and knowledge to address social issues. What do you think?

Mental health stigma has been found to be a significant factor in African-American treatment engagement. For this reason, taking steps to understand cultural considerations is key.

"Tell me what you see."

The perils of job insecurity; depression and cardiac risks; the longest-running mental health study; smart drugs that aren’t so smart; heatstroke in psychiatric patients; an autism puzzler; and psychosis and eating disorders.

Given the brain's neuroplasticity, it’s to our benefit to make our lifetime experiences as positive and hilarious as possible

How can psychiatrists help patients address the negative effects of poverty on their mental health? Take the quiz and test your knowledge.

Bingeing on news about the latest White House rumpus has escalated exponentially since the election. Whatever their political views, patients are haunted by an inchoate sense that the wheels are coming off the car, with nary a mechanic in site.

The authors argue that that stating that peer support “lacks evidence” is simply not accurate.

Here's where psychiatry extends beyond a medical setting into collaborative, innovative, and integrated models of care..