Commentary
Commentary
Capitol siege presents new challenges for psychiatry to help prevent domestic terrorism
Psychiatrists have a role to play as part of a whole-of-society coalition with other multidisciplinary practitioners and stakeholders.
Opinion
Schools, COVID-19, and Jan. 6, 2021
Now is a time to build relationships and to use the difficult events of the day to shed light on deeper issues and values.
Commentary
Tiger parenting, Earl Woods, and the ABPD template
The typical outcome of “achievement by proxy distortion” is a fairly unidimensional identity defined by the activity, or in this case, the sport,...
Opinion
An introduction to Naikan
The word means introspection and the practice is one of self-reflection.
Families in Psychiatry
Helping interracial couples navigate racism
Frame issues around race as ones that couples are able to solve in family therapy, says Dr. Alison M. Heru.
Commentary
‘The Undoing’: A dramatization of ‘You Should Have Known’
The themes in the novel “You Should Have Known” and the series “The Undoing” make both of interest to psychiatrists, say Dr. Karen B. Rosenbaum...
Hard Talk
Polydoctoring: The case against fragmented psychiatric care
My main concern with the fragmentation of modern psychiatry stems from my belief that the most important facet of our work is our relationship...
Commentary
Overcoming the challenges of COVID-19 for Alzheimer’s patients in long-term care, research
Clinicians working with AD patients during the pandemic might need to establish contingency plans, said Dr. Faisal A. Islam, Dr. Ranbir Dhillon,...
Opinion
COVID-19 and youth suicide: Do the numbers match the headlines?
Whether or not the pandemic is making things significantly worse, youth suicide remains an enormous public health imperative, with every one being...
Shrink Rap News
The psychiatrist and the vaccine
Those who want the vaccine, but don’t feel they should take their place in line before others who are higher risk, must ask if it makes sense to...
Commentary
Collective trauma could lead to posttraumatic growth
We are currently in the riskiest part of the pandemic, and we must continue to work hard, said Dr. Eva Ritvo.