Anxiety Disorders
Commentary
COVID-19: Loss and grief without an expiration date
The lack of certainty about when the losses caused by the pandemic will end makes it difficult to process and mourn appropriately, Dr. Dara...
From the Journals
COVID-19: Experts hasten to head off mental health crisis
Across the two surveys, respondents’ primary concern was anxiety, which was cited in 750 responses.
Commentary
Climate changes are leading to ‘eco-anxiety,’ trauma
It is finally dawning on the easy-going and complacent Australian public that climate change is here to stay, said Professor Alan Rosen.
News
CBT by phone reduces depression in Parkinson’s disease
A randomized controlled trial finds that telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy is effective and may be a convenient option for patients...
Commentary
Surge in firearm sales tied to COVID-19 fears, uncertainty presents risks
Social isolation is difficult for any person and may be even more traumatic for people with underlying vulnerabilities, including mental illness,...
Pearls
Strategies for treating patients with health anxiety
These patients are adversely affected due to the substantial functional impairment they experience from their health worries.
From the Journals
Hormone therapy boosts body image in transgender youth
After a year, gender-affirming hormone therapy improved body satisfaction and mental health in adolescents.
Commentary
Psychiatrists deemed ‘essential’ in time of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on psychiatric patients with conditions such as anxiety, depression and PTSD. Meanwhile, a national poll...
Commentary
Is COVID-19 leading to a mental illness pandemic?
Physicians can empower people by helping them to develop skills aimed at focusing on positive aspects of life, said Dr. Robert T. London.
Families in Psychiatry
Steven, Linda, and predictive processing
Predictive processing moves psychiatry away from psychodynamic explanations of behavior to explanations that are brain based, said Dr. Alison M....
Latest News
Physicians and health systems can reduce fear around COVID-19
“We must look after our patients. But we also have to look after ourselves so that we can look after our patients,” said Dr. Peter M. Yellowlees...