Cultural Psychiatry

If you were the consultant, what issues might you raise in the cases discussed here?

Medical students, psychiatry residents, and practicing psychiatrists from different backgrounds gathered with one purpose: “To increase awareness around the mental health needs of the 437,000 foreign nationals from 10 countries on Temporary Protected Status."

Many people with psychiatric disorders engage in creative activities, from informal hobbies to highly accomplished careers, but some avoid treatment entirely. Two cases illustrate a nuanced approach that integrates medical knowledge with patients’ perspectives.

Revival of an old drug, declaration of independence for seniors, inmates doing more than time-these and other stories are covered in our monthly roundup.

Why do positive emotional feelings make us feel more connected to others?

The Department of Justice apprehended a perpetrator whose electronic stalking behaviors went to the extreme. This and other editors’ choices on stories you may have missed.

Why aren’t we Americans as happy as we should be, given all the wonderful things we have in our lives?

In 1897, the French sociologist Émile Durkheim (1858-1917) published Le suicide: Étude de sociologie [Suicide: A Study in Sociology]. With it, Durkheim largely succeeded in achieving one of his main goals.

Emerging adults in the midst of a tremendous emotional growth spurt and a leap of neurocognitive maturation often need guidance articulating what bothers them.

A tribute to the life and work of psychiatrist Walter Weintraub, MD.

News from around the web includes reports on physician burnout, the effects of diet on brain inflammation, written exposure therapy for PTSD, Parkland, psychedelics, benzodiazepines, and social media to gauge mental health.

The sequel probes the big questions without flinging them in the viewer’s face. How does memory articulate with one’s sense of origin and purpose-and, above all, of death?

Ten points to consider on the social phenomenon of migration of millions of people across the globe.

Between 2006 and 2016 the overall US suicide rate went up from 10.97 to 13.26 per 100,000 people. Those numbers may seem small, but they reflect an increase of just over 20% in these 10 years.

News from around the web includes stories on racism in medicine, mental health stigma in Olympic athletes, sibling bullying, and more.

Labeling a (clinically unexamined) public figure as "dangerous" can do as much or more harm as promulgating a specific psychiatric diagnosis.

How many of you support the APA position on the Goldwater Rule? Let us know in this poll.

The cases presented here illustrate the complexities of memory loss and psychiatric comorbidities.

The media has tremendous power in delivering messages to the public about mental illness. This year, the media got it wrong.

For a long time, we have relied to a large extent on phenomenology and diagnosis to plan treatment strategies, but advancements in psychiatry are changing that for the better.

Tracking and measuring the nation’s health is no easy undertaking. How are we doing?

Compelling commentaries by Psychiatric Times' contributors and editorial board members.

This year we asked about the best and worst things relating to our field. As always, we received a diverse group of responses.

The era of evidence-based best practices has arrived, and psychiatry needs to get on board.

Please! No more group hugs!