Integrative Psychiatry

Although efficacious treatments for PTSD have been established, many individuals remain symptomatic after treatment or never seek empirically supported therapies. This is where complementary and alternative medicine comes in.

A novel protocol lights the way for a promising treatment for bipolar depression.

How might a better understanding of the mind enhance someone’s life and optimize a clinical encounter?

In this pilot study, older adults who practiced yoga did better on measures of verbal and visual memory and executive function than those in memory training classes.

What is integrated care anyway?

What is the central difference between conventional child and adolescent psychiatry and integrative child and adolescent psychiatry? Take the quiz and learn more.

Can dietary supplementation decrease the risk of transition to psychosis?

For up to 60% of patients with bipolar disorder, simply treating their mood symptoms is not enough to help them return to a full life.

Are mind-body treatments really effective in treating PTSD? Find out in this quiz.

Integrative psychiatry helps us push deeper into the testing of metabolic, gut, and brain features, which seems more fitting, given our role as physicians.

These methods facilitate deep rest, help reset circadian rhythm, and release endogenous opioids and cannabinoids that help reduce anxiety and enhance a sense of well-being for people with PTSD.

Is it time to think outside the light box for treatment of seasonal depression?

A new protocol makes light therapy an option for patients with bipolar depression.

The articles in part 1 of this Special Report provide concise reviews of important research findings and clinical applications of mindfulness meditation, breath practices, and uses of CAM therapies for perinatal depression.

This review provides information to assist clinicians who are considering mindfulness meditation for their patients.

Slow voluntarily regulated breathing practices are noninvasive, easy to learn, and generally safe for treating patients with symptoms of anxiety, insomnia, depression, stress- and trauma-related disorders, ADHD, schizophrenia, and substance abuse.

Many women choose to avoid standard treatment for perinatal depression, and instead prefer integrative treatments that incorporate complementary and alternative therapies. This article reviews the evidence base for these treatments.

Although recent reviews caution against overenthusiasm, what if a simple, inexpensive, and extremely low-risk anti-inflammatory was at hand?

Is St. John’s wort (SJW; Hypericum perforatum) an appropriate treatment option for patients with MDD? What advice should be given to patients who inquire about it?

With the modern office environment comes another type of “climate change”-designed to shape workers psychologically.

A summary of important CBT studies with the most current evidence-based information, chosen for their relevance and clinical utility.

A low-cost intervention creates “virtual darkness” to help stabilize mood.

Three new studies focus on innovative therapies for ADHD.

There is a paucity of information on complementary and integrative therapies, especially when they pertain to the topic of mental health and aging. But that's all changed.

Three new studies focus on risk factors for the development of depressive disorders.

Here: Insights regarding both the potential positive and negative effects of omega-3 fatty acids on depressive symptoms.

Therapeutic techniques can enhance psychological resilience and may help patients improve their quality of life. Here's how.

An important alternative to pharmaceutical treatments may be at hand.

A man searches for the answers to what happened to him psychologically after a childhood of high achievement. But facts intersect with fiction in this documentary.