The Heart of Psychiatry

Therapeutic drug monitoring takes guesswork out of antipsychotic care—spotting nonadherence, guiding dose targets, and defining response thresholds and the “point of futility” in schizophrenia.

A psychiatric NP shares mentorship lessons, training fixes, and her Psych NP Boot Camp—plus practical tips to close prescriber gaps and improve team-based care.

TRD often mislabels depression; learn why MDD heterogeneity demands tailored treatments and when “difficult-to-treat” fits better.

First US TRD Awareness Day spotlights treatment-resistant depression, urging earlier recognition, stigma-breaking support, and renewed hope for patients and caregivers.

FDA approves monthly subcutaneous olanzapine LAI Weltruza, expanding schizophrenia treatment options and renewing debate on making long-acting injectables routine.

Athletes can feel the relief a substance gives them long before they can see what it costs. A composite case of cannabis use in a track athlete shows how to assess both.

How past “untreatable” labels mislead psychiatry—and why measurement-informed care and difficult-to-treat depression replace today’s treatment-resistant mindset.

There is a question older than medicine, and perhaps older than philosophy, that psychiatry has largely avoided: What makes us human?