Videos

How has the role of the nurse practitioner changed in psychiatry?

"When she steps onto the front porch, sun shimmies through the tips of her hair, the V of her legs, fans out like wings under her arms..."

Melanie Barrett, MD; Anita Clayton, MD, and Carmen Kosicek, MSN, PMHNP-BC, discuss how prompt intervention combining psychotherapy, social support mobilization, and potential medication options provides comprehensive care for the mother experiencing PPD symptoms at 12 weeks, with emphasis on both immediate symptom relief and long-term recovery strategies.

Melanie Barrett, MD; Anita Clayton, MD, and Carmen Kosicek, MSN, PMHNP-BC, discuss how a mother's PPD symptoms emerged gradually through increasing anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and emotional detachment, ultimately leading her to seek professional help after her partner noticed concerning behavioral changes at 12 weeks postpartum.

Learn more about Sports Psychiatry Section Editor Wilsa M. S. Charles Malveaux, MD, MA, FAPA, and her path to sports psychiatry.

How have pharmaceutical treatments for psychiatric conditions changed in 40 years?

We need more psychiatric upstanders...

A warm welcome to Wilsa M.S. Charles Malveaux, MD, MA, FAPA, as the Psychiatric Times Sports Psychiatry Section Editor.

How have politics influenced psychiatric clinicians over the past 40 years?

"No matter, Hattie: It’s a long, beautiful walk into that flower-smothered standing ovation, so go on and make them wait."

Melanie Barrett, MD; Anita Clayton, MD, and Carmen Kosicek, MSN, PMHNP-BC, discuss how postpartum depression treatments are evolving beyond traditional antidepressants to include rapid-acting options like brexanolone and zuranolone, along with enhanced screening and support programs for new mothers.

From his own recovery to leading Illinois Recovery Center, Christopher Schenewerk, MD, shares he now champions peer support, naltrexone, and long-term care.

A transformative shift in addiction treatment and advocating for evidence-based approaches like naltrexone to offer personalized recovery paths beyond traditional abstinence models may be in the future for addiction treatment.

Panelists discuss how faster-acting treatments like zuranolone might improve patient outcomes and quality of life, the initial signs to monitor for assessing effectiveness, barriers to accessing such therapies in underserved populations and strategies to increase accessibility, approaches to ensuring safety while addressing distress in patients with intrusive thoughts, effective strategies for managing sleep issues in postpartum depression (PPD), advice for the psychiatry community when treating PPD, and how to tailor advice for clinicians working with underserved populations.

Panelists discuss when to adjust the dosage of current therapies like sertraline vs considering alternative treatments and the factors that guide these decisions, as well as whether treatments with rapid onset, such as zuranolone capsules or brexanolone intravenous (IV) infusion, would be appropriate for cases like Sarah’s, and what factors would influence the choice between these options.

Panelists discuss the case of Sarah, a 29-year-old woman with a history of major depressive disorder who is struggling with postpartum adjustment and increasing isolation, highlighting the challenges of transitioning into motherhood, family dynamics, and the potential genetic and environmental factors influencing her mental health.

Struggling with alcohol use or concerned about early signs of addiction? Identifying unhealthy drinking patterns early can make a difference.

"What did I know, what did I know of love’s austere and lonely offices?"

A professional's battle with alcoholism escalated from social drinking to daily dependence, impacting work and relationships until a pivotal moment led to seeking rehab and recovery.

Check out 2 high-level examples of patient quality of life improvement following treatment for tardive dyskinesia.

What are some of the best medical interventions for alcohol use disorder?

Did you watch the inauguration? What oaths do you personally take?

What are the signs of increased struggle with tardive dyskinesia? Here's what Erin Crown, MHS, PA-C, Psych-CAQ, picks up on during patient visits.

Tardive dyskinesia can be difficult to discern...

Here's how to address medication side effects with patients.

Here's why you should be paying attention to this new, upcoming Alzheimer disease treatment...

Learn how clinicians can better recognize, diagnose, and support patients struggling with addiction through proactive screening and honest conversations.

COVID-19 increased the usage of telemedicine drastically, but is that always a good thing?