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Can ChatGPT replace me?
Dr. Dinah Miller tries to determine if artificial intelligence provides a threat to the job security of human psychiatrists.
Opinion
LGBTQ+ teens in homophobic high schools
Comparing these two local high schools reinforced to me how visibility really matters in creating a childhood experience that is nurturing versus...
Commentary
Cultivating strength: Psychological well-being after nonfatal suicide attempts
People desire lives that they enjoy and find meaningful, and having a history of suicide attempts does not preclude the prospect of such a life....
Commentary
The 2023 ‘Meddy’ awards
When did the best ‘is there a doctor in the house?’ moment occur in a motion picture?
From the Editor
Reimagining psychiatric assessment and interventions as procedures
Many psychiatric physicians lament the dearth of procedures in psychiatry compared to other medical specialties such as surgery, cardiology,...
Perspectives
Toxic chemicals we consume without knowing it
“A grossly underappreciated driver in what ails us is the role of environmental toxins and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.”
Commentary
Physicians and clinicians should be required to get flu shots: Ethicist
“I think flu vaccination is something that has already been shown to be useful and important.”
Commentary
What’s new in brain health?
A new study shows that nonmedical treatment is effective in people with frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache.
Commentary
Saying goodbye: How to transition teens to adult medical care
Many clinicians feel insufficiently prepared to provide comprehensive transition services.
News
Don’t keep your patients waiting
Everyone works at a different pace. Determine the number of patients you can comfortably see in an hour, and book only that number.
Commentary
Lack of motivation to change can be deadly
Addictions continue to torment many patients even after treatment for severe illnesses caused by substance abuse.