From the Editor
From the Editor
Recognizing the unheralded heroes of psychiatry
Those who quietly contribute to advancing psychiatry deserve our gratitude
From the Editor
Are some nonpsychotic psychiatric disorders actually psychotic?
Fixed false beliefs are characteristic of many disorders not labeled as psychotic in DSM-IV-TR
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Out-of-the-box questions about psychotherapy
Should psychotherapy be subjected to the same research paradigm as clinical drug trials?
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Integrating psychiatry with other medical specialties
Although psychiatry has successfully embraced the medical model, separations still prevent its full integration
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Treat the patient, not the disease: Practicing psychiatry in the era of guidelines, protocols, and algorithms
There is no such thing as an average patient and an average treatment—every patient is unique
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Psychiatric futurology
Only intensive research can accelerate our future; everything we know today was a research project a few years ago
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A psychiatrist/lawyer crossfire
A friendly debate lays to rest lawyers’ misconceptions about psychiatry
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Combination therapy is here to stay
The negative connotation of polypharmacy will fade as combination therapies become the new standard of care
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A psychiatric manifesto
This living document will be continuously revised with your suggested additions and modifications
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Connecting the dots: Psychiatrists are virtuosos
Connecting a patient’s clinically relevant biologic, psychological, and social ‘dots’ is an elegant mix of art and science
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Thick chart syndrome: Treatment resistance is our greatest challenge
Effective solutions for treatment-resistant patients can be substantially cost-effective for society at large