Commentary
Commentary
More on stigma
I just finished reading your editorial “A PSYCHIATRIC MANIFESTO: Stigma is hate speech and a hate crime” (Current Psychiatry, June 2022, p. 6-8,...
Opinion
Mental health assessment for gender-diverse patients
While not all patients with gender dysphoria need therapy, the role of a mental health provider who specializes in gender-affirming care in the...
Commentary
Religious fundamentalism and later-life anxiety
It’s an illuminating journey, often sad and disturbing, sometimes funny and endearing, and ultimately uplifting.
Commentary
What are your weaknesses?
What would it look like if we started treating ourselves less like physicians and more like patients?
Commentary
When and for whom is telehealth OCD treatment appropriate?
Providers should identify patient characteristics that are more and less appropriate for telehealth settings in order to maximize outcomes.
Commentary
Ten steps for clinicians to avoid being racist: The Francis commitment
The scars never go away and your status is always in question, no matter your title or uniforms of respect. Eventually it wears you down.
Commentary
Many sources of PTSD are cause for concern
Against the backdrop of long COVID, gun violence, political and economic turmoil, it is important that clinicians understand how to recognize and...
Commentary
Book Review: Quality improvement in mental health care
Dr. Joseph Merlino assesses a new book on the use of performance improvement methods in mental health care.
Families in Psychiatry
The mother’s double jeopardy
Whatever type of parenting a woman chooses, you can be sure that she, not the father, will be held accountable.
Commentary
For the Fourth of July, a neuroscientist reflects on patriotism
When we rise up and risk our lives to defend our friends, family, or cultural “in-groups,” we are literally fighting to defend ourselves — because...
Commentary
Neurotransmitter-based diagnosis and treatment: A hypothesis (Part 3)
Recognizing symptoms associated with GABA and glutamate dysfunction.