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What Is the Role of Digital Medicine for Adherence Monitoring in Patients With SMI?
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What Is the Role of Digital Medicine for Adherence Monitoring in Patients With SMI?

April 11, 2022

This commentary looks at the benefits and limitations of digital medicine systems and discusses a recent trial in schizophrenia patients by Cohen et al.
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Functional Outcomes of an Antipsychotic in Schizophrenia: Generalizable or Specific Effect?
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Functional Outcomes of an Antipsychotic in Schizophrenia: Generalizable or Specific Effect?

March 1, 2022

This commentary takes a closer look at Correll and colleagues’ findings on functional outcomes with brexpiprazole.
PCC
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Response to the Opioid Crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic

January 20, 2022

In this commentary, the authors discuss biological similarities of the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as differences in response to the 2 public health crises.
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Psychiatric Disorders and COVID-19 Outcomes

January 20, 2022

Patients with psychiatric disorders may be at greater risk of experiencing adverse outcomes from COVID-19. Read on to find out more.
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Classic Psychedelics and Self-Harm

January 18, 2022

This commentary discusses the article by Zeifman and colleagues on the role classic psychedelic agents may have in reducing risk of suicide.
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JCP
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Ketamine and Cognitive Function in Depression

January 4, 2022

This commentary discusses the review by Vaccarino and colleagues of cognitive effects associated with ketamine treatment for major depressive disorder.
PCC
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Omicron (B.1.1.529) COVID-19 Variant

December 16, 2021

In this commentary, the authors discuss the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 as well as the potential mental health challenges that will likely unfold over the next year.
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Spanish Flu Impact on Suicide by Race and Future COVID-19 Effects

November 18, 2021

There are signs that the COVID-19 pandemic may disproportionately impact suicide rates among Black and other vulnerable populations in the US. This commentary explores this possibility in the context...
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Peer-Delivered Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression

November 9, 2021

In this commentary on an article by Amani and colleagues, Dr O’Hara discusses the role—and possible limits—of peer support for women with perinatal depression.
JCP
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Therapeutic Inertia

November 2, 2021

This commentary discusses therapeutic inertia--failure to (1) establish an optimal treatment dose to reach a desired outcome and (2) change treatment when a first treatment does not produce remission—in...
PCC
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Autism and COVID-19

October 7, 2021

The issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic pose a unique challenge for those with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers as well. Read this commentary to find out more.
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Second Wave of the COVID-19 Tsunami and Mental Health

September 23, 2021

In this commentary, the author discusses the mental health effects of the second wave of the COVID-19 tsunami in India.
JCP
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Psychiatrically Ill Pregnant Women

August 3, 2021

This commentary discusses the results of a recent JCP article on the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics.
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JCP
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Context in Identifying Recovery Needs of Women With Psychosis

May 18, 2021

This commentary discusses the article by Dubreucq and colleagues that examined objective and subjective aspects of recovery among clinically stable outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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PCC
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Psychiatry in Iraq

May 6, 2021

In this commentary, the authors discuss the challenges in Iraq with regard to mental health care, especially in the context of COVID-19.
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PCC
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Pandemics and Social Cohesion

April 29, 2021

Could increased social cohesion through shared experience mitigate the impact of pandemics on suicide rates? Here, the authors explore the impact of the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic on suicide rates...
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JCP
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Screening Tests Are Not Diagnostic

March 30, 2021

This commentary discusses a recent article on the use of electroconvulsive therapy for depressed patients with and without borderline personality disorder.
PCC
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Impact of COVID-19 on Patients With Schizophrenia

March 18, 2021

In this commentary, the authors discuss the impact of COVID-19 on patients with schizophrenia and their access to care.
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PCC
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Coronaphobia in Contemporary Psychiatry

March 18, 2021

In this commentary, the authors discuss coronaphobia and the advancements that have been made to understand, measure, and treat this reaction to stress related to COVID-19.
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PCC
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Suicide of Doctors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

February 18, 2021

In this commentary, the author describes factors associated with suicide among doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides possible interventions.
PCC
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Multiple Sclerosis and COVID-19

January 21, 2021

In this commentary, the authors discuss the challenges with regard to treating patients with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JCP
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Building Resilience Among Frontline Health Care Workers

January 19, 2021

This commentary discusses a recent brief report by Pietrzak et al and lists 3 strategies that health care systems could use to improve mental health support for frontline health...
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COVID-19 and Physician Assistant Education

January 14, 2021

In this commentary, the authors discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of physician assistant education.
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COVID-19: Ethical Issues of Digital Mental Health Education and How to Prevent Them

December 31, 2020

In this commentary, the authors discuss possible ethical issues associated with digital mental health education that may arise both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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