From the Editor
From the Editor
Psychoneurogastroenterology: The abdominal brain, the microbiome, and psychiatry
Existence of a gastrointestinal (GI) nervous system, distinct from the CNS that comprises the brain and spinal cord, has been recognized for more...
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Unmet needs and hassles of psychiatric practice
Few things are more aggravating than having to secure preauthorization from an insurance company to hospitalize an acutely ill patient or to...
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10 Triggers of inflammation to be avoided, to reduce the risk of depression
According to the World Health Organization, depression is one of the most prevalent serious brain disorders and the No. 1 cause of disability in...
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10 Recent paradigm shifts in the neurobiology and treatment of depression
The serendipity of half a century ago that hatched hoary theories of the etiology of psychopathology is fading rapidly. Transformative models are...
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From bedlam to biomarkers: The transformation of psychiatry’s terminology reflects its 4 conceptual earthquakes
I fell in love with psychiatry at age 14. Since then, I have witnessed this medical specialty reinvent itself 4 times. This transformation is...
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Signs, symptoms, and treatment of psychiatrynemia
Psychiatrynemia—a shortage of physicians who specialize in managing psychiatric brain disorders—is not a recently recognized affliction, but a...
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The sins and peccadillos of psychiatric practice
Psychiatrists and other psychiatric practitioners are prone to an occasional behavioral foible or glitch in judgment—as all humans are.
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Clozapine is a vastly underutilized, unique agent with multiple applications
Psychiatrists know that clozapine helps many patients who have intractable psychotic symptoms that have failed to respond to trials of several...
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Can philanthropy fill the unmet needs of psychiatry?
I’m heartened whenever a philanthropist gives generously to research that is targeted to unravel the myriad mysteries of the human brain and its...
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For couples seeking to conceive, offer advice on reducing the risk of schizophrenia in their child
A couple who wants to have a child recently approached me because they were worried about the husband’s family history of schizophrenia.
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Post-World War II psychiatry: 70 years of momentous change
Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964 (including me, shown here as a 7-year-old, who, even then, aspired to be a physician), have witnessed...