psychiatry

The Dose24:45How can I take care of my mental health through the dark months?Read Transcribed AudioAs winter sets in and daylight fades earlier, you may be starting to notice some familiar patterns.Perhaps you're having a hard time getting…

Researchers say a new treatment that is less intrusive and more accessible than what has been offered to patients struggling with opioid addiction has been shown to be just as effective. Currently, patients with opioid use disorder…

On the second day of the annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association in 1972, something extraordinary happened.While the assembled psychiatrists, mostly white men in dark suits, settled into rows of chairs in the Danish Room…

She noticed something odd: In many cases, patients were responding well to antidepressant medications, but their grief, as measured by a standard inventory of questions, was unaffected, remaining stubbornly high. When she pointed this out…

Do what you gotta do, Calvin.Image: Getty ImagesIf you woke up this morning and hopped on social media, you probably saw that Robin Williams was trending on at least one platform. As often happens on social media, there doesn’t seem to be…

As the French government launches a new mental health drive including reimbursing the cost of therapy sessions, psychiatry professionals are scrutinising a sector that they say has gone from “pioneering and innovating” …