Depression

Slideshows

With most chronic pain conditions, the exact pathology is uncertain. In such cases, psychiatrists may be called to assess for illness beyond medical diagnosis.

10 Factors Leading to  Pain Complaints  in the Absence of a Medical Diagnosis

Dr Pies is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Lecturer on Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; and Editor in Chief Emeritus of 

 (2007-2010). Dr Pies is the author of several books. A collection of his works can be found on

Articles

Avicenna may have been among the first physicians to document that anger is often a transitional state from melancholic depression to mania—implicitly recognizing the “switch” phenomenon.

How Avicenna Recognized Melancholia and Mixed States—1000 Years Before Modern Psychiatry

Fewer women than men with major depressive disorder experience symptom relief with antidepressants. Is there a role for alternative therapies?

Does Testosterone Augmentation Improve Mood in Women?

A 59-year-old man with a history of multiple concussions has been having a series of neurocognitive symptoms for the past several years. Discover more in this case.

4 Stages of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Findings underscore earlier data that indicate Americans are ready and willing to talk about mental health, plus guidance for clinicians who may have lost a patient or colleague to suicide.

Demand for Suicide Prevention Increases

Although they may have been the result of good intentions, these mistakes could adversely impact mother and baby.

Top 12 Mistakes in Perinatal Psychiatry

Poll

Psychiatric leadership is essential to the success of efforts toward mitigating suicide risk. That said, can suicide be prevented? Take the quiz and learn more.

Mini Quiz: A New Dawn in Suicide Prevention

There are myriad nuanced clinical approaches to cancer treatment, and psychosocial factors are no less complex.

Case-Based Clinical Approaches for Clinicians

An added component of cancer treatment is discovering what is most meaningful in the patient’s life and using that to buoy them during difficult moments. That, in a nutshell, is the psychiatrist's role.

Finding Meaning in the Face of Suffering

Videos

Two examples described here underscore the importance of understanding the cytochrome P450 (CYP) system

Major Depressive Disorder

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