Special Populations

Here are some updates from the world of psychiatry throughout the month of December.

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

OABD is a significant concern among older adults, characterized by unique presentations and comorbidities. Here's what you need to know.

Clinicians must feel knowledgeable and masterful in incorporating lifestyle and integrative therapies targeting nutrition, stress reduction, normalization of sleep, aerobic and mindful exercise, and meaningful activities that add joy and life to years, and not just years to life.

Here are highlights from some of the year’s top features in Psychiatric Times from throughout 2023.

Although psychiatric disorders are common among older adults, many of these individuals do not get the treatment they need. The Psychiatric Times Special Report on Geriatric Psychiatry discusses how we can improve outcomes for this patient population.

Reviewing a year of CMEs in Psychiatric Times®

Here's how the Jewish stereotype of the hooked nose represents a greater problem: the resurgence of anti-Semitism.

"This letter I write from the heavenly ashes wishing that ebony and ivory twirl as one into the arms of divine humanity."

A transgender psychiatrist, open about her gender transition to patients and the public, just died.

50 years ago, we stopped referring to homosexuality as a mental illness. Where are we now?

From a new look at the famous STAR*D study to updates from the National Academy of Sciences Conference on Adult ADHD, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

What is new in research on ADHD?

Updates from Day 2 at the National Academy of Sciences Conference on adult ADHD.

How can we help refugee youth engage in positive coping strategies and heal from their trauma?

From adjunctive cariprazine for the treatment of major depressive disorder to a new app for prescribing antidepressants and antipsychotics, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Neurosteroid therapeutics could be the solution to provide fast-acting treatment for mothers with postpartum depression.

From dopamine detoxification for problem gaming to connections between bacteria and anxiety and depression, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

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

Problematic gaming is often recognized in clinical practice, but can be challenging to treat. Here’s what you can do.

From late-life treatment-resistant depression to the mental health benefits of gratitude, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

What is new in research on anxiety symptoms and disorders?

In this CME, review the risks and clinical implications of intimate partner violence on women’s substance use and treatment.

From sleep disturbances in ADHD to psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

It is Transgender Awareness Week. Here’s what you need to know as a clinician.

About 1 in 6 of Medicare patients report trouble paying Medicare bills and debt.

What is the impact of ADHD on sleep? Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of objectively measured sleep in children and adolescents with ADHD.

"In regard to psychiatric hospitalizations, the principles of ethics are imperative in determining how to proceed in each case."

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