Perspectives
Commentary
Psychedelic experience and “oneiroid” state
Oneiroid state was first described in the early 20th century and was once well-known among European psychiatrists.
Commentary
Disenfranchised grief: What it looks like, where it goes
Disenfranchised grief, the grief that is hard to share and often seems wrong to feel in the first place, can be triggered in many situations.
Commentary
Universal anxiety screening recommendation is a good start
As more patients are diagnosed with anxiety, there will be a need for more psychiatrists to fill the gaps in mental health care.
Commentary
Barbie has an anxiety disorder
What happens when an entire global population is exposed simultaneously to trauma?
Hard Talk
The cult of the suicide risk assessment
The rising fascination with repeated suicide risk assessment is misguided in its current form.
Commentary
Can a decrease in dopamine lead to binge eating?
Often, the strong urge to binge subsides rapidly once ADHD is properly treated.
Commentary
Mothers in medicine: What can we learn when worlds collide?
The lessons learned in being a good mother can be directly applied in patient care, and vice versa.
Families in Psychiatry
The three pillars of perinatal care: Babies, parents, dyadic relationships
Lack of family support is both a predictor and a consequence of perinatal depression.
News
Nutritional psychiatry: Does it exist?
While few would argue with the foundational importance of nutrition for healthy childhood development, how to apply nutrition to mental health...
Opinion
Zuranolone: A novel postpartum depression treatment, with lingering questions
It is noteworthy that while zuranolone received FDA approval for the PPD indication, it did not receive approval for the treatment of major...
Commentary
A new and completely different pain medicine
Patients assigned to the highest dose of VX-548 had a statistically significant lower cumulative amount of pain in the 48 hours after surgery.