Commentary
Commentary
We all struggle with the unwritten rules of medical culture
If someone treats you poorly for not knowing something, you are not an idiot.
Commentary
The importance of treating insomnia in psychiatric illness
Sleep disturbances can worsen symptoms of diagnosed mental illness, including substance abuse, mood and psychotic disorders.
Commentary
COVID-19 and the psychiatrist/psychoanalyst: My experience
COVID-19 affected all aspects of psychiatric care. As a psychiatrist who is also a psychoanalyst, I faced some unique challenges to caring for my...
From the Editor
Sexual activity alters the microbiome, with potential psychiatric implications
Evidence is strong that sexual partners transmit microbiota (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and archaea) to each other. While microbial flora...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Treatment augmentation strategies for OCD: A review of 8 studies
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder that affects 1% to 3% of the population worldwide.1,...
Residents' Voices
Managing a COVID-19–positive psychiatric patient on a medical unit
With the COVID-19 pandemic turning the world on its head, we have seen more first-episode psychotic breaks and quick deterioration in previously...
Shrink Rap News
Microdosing psychedelics: Untapped potential in psychiatry?
There is little in the way of prospective, agent-verified, placebo-controlled research exploring whether or not microdosing is truly beneficial...
Hard Talk
Will we ever outgrow the Goldwater rule?
Psychiatry staying silent on the matter of public figures leaves a void filled by other, arguably less qualified, individuals.
Commentary
Does hustling equate to success?
Hustle culture refers to the embracing of work as a lifestyle such that it takes over other important aspects of your life – in other words, when...
Families in Psychiatry
The context of our lives
The science of empathy and social behaviors shows us that our need for interpersonal connection is hardwired.
Commentary
Pharma should stop doing business in Russia, says ethicist
There can be no collusion with war criminals. There can be no denial of the inextricable link between medicine, science, and politics.