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Families in Psychiatry
Old wives’ tales, traditional medicine, and science
Every village must contend with finding the balance between traditional medical knowledge and the discoveries of science, said Dr. Alison M. Heru...
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Diminishing number of clerkship sites poses threat to psychiatry training
Psychiatrists in the broader clinical community are positioned to help medical schools expand their clinical sites.
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Should clinicians recommend vitamin D for psychiatric patients during COVID-19?
Vitamin D supplementation therapy is as a preventive rather than a curative measure for patients facing COVID-19–related psychosocial stressors....
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From famous to infamous: Psychiatric aspects of the fall from grace
It’s an all-too-common news item: The crash and burn of yet another politician, celebrity, or prominent individual.
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Toy soldier syndrome: A consequence of parental cognitive dissonance
Childhood and adolescence are periods with marked psychobehavioral development of the brain.
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The world authority
It was the late 1970s. She arrived by limousine; an attractive young woman, “Jasmine,” daughter of one of the richest men in the country.
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Dopamine and reward: The story of social media
There is a need to establish boundaries between what is beneficial and what is potentially detrimental to our mental health, says Leanna M.W. Lui...
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Pandemic restrictions ignite innovative pivot for psychiatry
As we learned during our shift toward telemedicine, many of the changes we made in medical education are probably here to stay, said Dr. Liat...
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Online mental health treatment: Is this the answer we’ve been waiting for?
For some families, it is likely to provide new access to services not easily obtainable locally, while for others it could end up being a costly...
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Nature versus nurture: Seasonal affective disorder
SAD can be thought of as a type of depression that occurs during a specific time of the year, says Leanna M.W. Lui.
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Is social media worsening our social fears?
Social networking sites are a great way for people to connect but may also decrease the quality of intimate connections and relationships.