Special Populations

March is Women's History Month. Psychiatric Times™ shares expert discussions about issues in women’s mental health and care for this patient population.

From the “unwinding” of the Medicaid continuous enrollment condition to assessing and treating eating disorders in older adults, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

The Flint, Michigan water crisis persists.

How can psychiatrists collaborate within the treatment team to help patients on the path to ongoing recovery?

From noninvasive brain stimulation treatment for acquired brain injury to an update on the prior authorization process, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Leaders from across the United States aim to work together to develop bipartisan solutions for the youth mental health crisis.

"rTMS and tDCS allow for controlled and targeted neuromodulation, and when combined with other therapeutic approaches, they may produce superior outcomes."

“We are not exempt from these diseases. We have to speak up.”

“We are a tale of two Americas, searching for humanity to implore unity.”

Check out this winner of the 2022 Sigourney Award!

Could police brutality be part of a larger legacy of American trauma transmission?

In honor of Black History Month, Psychiatric Times™ highlights the contributions of Black clinicians to the field of psychiatry, as well as issues that continue to impact this underrepresented community.

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the January 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.

Be on the lookout for anti-Semitic messages.

From a new FDA approval to treating “New Year depression” in patients, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

“And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do justice…”

The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law hosted its first in-person meeting in October 2022. Check out these highlights.

A new era of antiracism could be starting for the Chicago Bears…

"The psychiatrist may be obligated to protect the fetus or warn authorities of the patient’s intent."

Is your practice welcoming to those of all races?

This doctor’s New Year’s resolution? To continue working to end anti-Black racism and the collateral damage it has caused.

Human nature is the real enemy when it comes to divisiveness.

How to help individuals caught in human trafficking: person-centered, culturally humble, trauma-informed care.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that."

How can you better provide care for American Indians and Alaska Natives?

Is New York City acting with empathy towards the homeless?

From new advances in the treatment of postpartum depression to digital therapeutics for the treatment of ADHD in children, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

“The mere legalization of MAID creates a serious and discriminatory danger…”

An argument for the right to medical aid in dying.

The investigators suggested that future research explore the connection between ADHD risk in children and depression in pregnant parents.