Commentary
Commentary
Believing in conspiracy theories is not delusional
Instead of trying to “talk the patient out of” his or her belief, focus on sustaining and strengthening the physician-patient alliance.
Shrink Rap News
The brother’s keeper: A psychiatrist writes about his career treating physicians and their families
Dr. Michael F. Myers’s memoir is filled with patient vignettes and gentle musings that he recounts with warmth, Dr. Dinah Miller said.
Opinion
Mental health illness needs appropriate care
The ER, and the inpatient setting, are often the worst possible places to be managing functional disorders.
Commentary
Psychiatric consequences of nitrous oxide abuse
We would like to describe the case of a patient we treated who developed neuropsychiatric symptoms secondary to recreational use of nitrous oxide...
From the Editor
Plagues that will haunt us long after the COVID-19 pandemic is gone
Long-standing injurious epidemics that predated COVID-19 are likely to continue causing grief and suffering to millions, unless we diligently...
For Residents
Virtual supervision during the COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has fundamentally changed our way of life.
For Residents
Finding fulfillment in a psychiatry clinical teaching role
On my third day as a PGY-4 junior attending on the inpatient psychiatric ward, 2 new PGY-1 residents, 2 medical students, and I stood in the wee...
Commentary
Lessons learned from battlefield can help civilian psychiatrists
Like combat troops, health care workers step back from their own needs in favor of the mission, several experts say.
Commentary
Pandemic binge-watching: Is excessive screen time undermining mental health?
Watch for the impact of too much screen time on sleep, say Dr. Richard W. Cohen and Ms. Nancy S. Cohen.
Opinion
Reproductive psychiatry in 2021: Old questions and new challenges
The level of anxiety associated with decisions to sustain or to discontinue treatment during pregnancy seems to have increased for some patients...
Commentary
Give women's mental health a seat at the health care table
Many psychiatrists-in-training are hungry for this knowledge, say Dr. Nicole Leistikow, Dr. Jennifer L. Payne, and Dr. Lauren M. Osborne.