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Celebrating Psychiatry: Conference Highlights Advances
Did you miss the Annual Psychiatric Times World CME Conference? Don't worry, we've got you covered.
NCCHC Virtual Fall Conference on Correctional Health Care Highlights Mental Health and Medical Issues for Incarcerated People
Mindfulness for Pediatric ADHD
Can mindfulness be an additional therapy to help treat ADHD in children?
“Never Silence Your Pain”: Life After a Suicide Attempt
One man shares his suicide survival story, and what he does to aid suicide prevention.
A Life and Death Measure: Eating Disorder Treatment
Nearly 80% of eating disorders go undetected. What screening tools can help identify them?
Is It ADHD or an Underlying Sleep Disorder?
Research indicates sleep issues should be addressed as part of ADHD treatment.
Borderline Personality Disorder: 3 Things You Need To Do for Patients
These 3 essential steps best support patients with borderline personality disorder, according to Carl Fleisher, MD.
The Challenges and Rewards of Working With Culturally Different Patients
Cultural differences between patients and physician are hard to avoid. How can you best work with diverse patients?
Treating Transgender Youth: The Danger of Gender Identity Conversion Therapy
Transgender youth are at increased risk for a number of psychiatric morbidities. Gender identity conversion therapy can make them worse.
Understanding Major Depressive Disorder and Treatment Resistance
Sheldon Preskorn, MD, shares insights into drug mechanisms and delivery to better help patients with major depressive disorder.
Psychedelics: Psychiatry of the Future
Phase 3 results on MDMA-assisted therapy look promising for the treatment of PTSD. What other disorders can psychedelics help treat?
Defining and Diagnosing Depression: Clinical and Patient-Oriented Perspectives
Sidney Zisook, MD, shares insights into defining depression diagnosis.
Chronic Adolescent THC Exposure: Mental Health Crisis?
Chronic adolescent exposure to THC and cannabis could lead to adverse mental health outcomes and impacted brain functioning.
Finding Antidotes to Burnout Through Contradictory Truths
Health care workers have always been prone to stress and burnout, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the issue. What do we know about burnout and how can we prevent and address it?
Pioneering Psychopharmacology: Educator of the Year Award
Bringing science to the practice of psychiatry has been the personal goal of Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD—the Educator of the Year.
How Did Virtual Schooling Impact Youth?
The pandemic caused the shut down of schools and resulted in virtual learning for most of the world's children and adolescents. How did they fare?
Hello, From the Other Side: Psychiatric Complications in a Future Postpandemic World
Psychiatric Times' Editor in Chief shared some insights and data on the psychiatric impacts of COVID-19, and what we might expect in the future.
Meeting the Needs of Correctional Health Care Clinicians: NCCHC Holds Educational Conference for First Time in 2 Years
The National Correctional Health Care Conference is back and ready to deliver the latest on correctional and public health.
Challenging Diagnoses, New Treatments, and Clinical Conundrums Discussed at Annual Meeting
The 2021 American Psychiatric Association Virtual Annual Meeting brought together leaders in psychiatry to discuss hot topics including diversity, COVID-19, mood disorders, and more.
Looking to the Future of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy
New research find altered states of consciousness may allow veterans and other patients with PTSD to face unspeakable experiences and find peace.
Amidst Multiple Crises, NIMH Pursues Research to Improve Outcomes
Joshua A. Gordon, MD, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health Director, leverages lessons from past natural disasters and traumas to foster resiliency and inform future research endeavors.
You're Invited!
John J. Miller, MD, formally invites you to the Annual Psychiatric Times® World CME Conference™.
Fauci Addresses Attendees at APA Annual Meeting
In his William C. Menninger Memorial Lecture, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, shared lessons learned and remaining challenges for the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in terms of mental health and behavioral issues.
Agree to Disagree: Excited Delirium Syndrome as Volatile as the Term Itself
What is excited delirium syndrome and how should it be treated? The short answer is we do not know.
Multitude of Selves: Applying to Residencies as an LGBTQ+ Medical Student
Finding a program that is a good fit while LGBTQ+ may be more difficult than it seems…
The Tip of the Iceberg for Women in Academic Psychiatry
Young, professional women in academic psychiatry are facing down the iceberg: gender discrimination.
Fast-Acting Options for Mood Disorders and Psychiatric Emergencies
What treatments could handle both psychiatric emergencies and long-standings mental health conditions—in a hurry?
Is It a Psychiatric Disorder or TBI Medical Mimic?
Too often, the medical issues associated with traumatic brain injury are mistakenly diagnosed as psychiatric disorders. A few simple questions and tests can elucidate the real culprit and lead to appropriate treatment.
Serving the Needs of the Many: Identifying Strategies for Better Care
Collaborative care guides care across disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, and primary care. The goal is to change practice, build community, and identify health professionals needing the most assistance.
A Tale of Two Crises: Fighting the Overdose Problem During the Pandemic
According to Nora D. Volkow, MD, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, drug use and overdose deaths have significantly increased since the outset of the pandemic. What made it worse?