From the Editor
From the Editor
Premature mortality across most psychiatric disorders
Psychiatric brain disorders are associated with multiple medical diseases that lead to a shorter lifespan.
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Transformative advances are unfolding in psychiatry
These advances will alter psychiatric practice for the better, leading to more objective diagnoses and precise treatment options.
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Beyond ‘selfies’: An epidemic of acquired narcissism
‘Acquired narcissism’ that comes from fame can lead celebrities to start believing they are indeed superior to the rest of us mortals.
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Psychosis as a common thread across psychiatric disorders
Ask a psychiatrist to name a psychotic disorder, and the answer will most likely be “schizophrenia.” But if you closely examine the symptom...
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It’s time to implement measurement-based care in psychiatric practice
In an editorial published in Current Psychiatry 10 years ago, I cited a stunning fact based on a readers’ survey: 98% of psychiatrists did not use...
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Your patient’s brain is different at every visit
Unlike other organs in the human body, the brain is constantly changing. The main driver for this ongoing re-engineering across various neural...
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Pimavanserin: A potentially safer alternative to clozapine for refractory hallucinations and delusions
Our clinical team made a serendipitous discovery about the efficacy of pimavanserin in patients with schizophrenia who failed...
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Psychiatry and neurology: Sister neuroscience specialties with different approaches to the brain
Every patient with a brain or mind disorder should receive both neurologic and psychiatric evaluation and treatment.
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Psychiatry’s social impact: Pervasive and multifaceted
Psychiatry has an enormous swath of effects on the social structure of society, perhaps more than any other medical specialty. Its ramifications...
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Seasonality of birth and psychiatric illness
Some seasonal environmental factors might increase the risk for disorders of the brain, body, and mind.
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The daunting challenge of schizophrenia: Hundreds of biotypes and dozens of theories
The heterogeneity of this complex brain syndrome represents a formidable challenge.