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News
COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated Rate of Antidepressant Dispensing to Young People
03/14/2024
Brionna Mendoza
Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults, already on the rise through 2019, rose 63.5% faster after the outbreak of COVID-19. University of Michigan researchers published their findings in Pediatrics.
Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults, already on the rise through 2019, rose 63.5% faster after the outbreak of COVID-19. University of Michigan researchers published their findings in Pediatrics.
Antidepressant dispensing to...
03/14/2024
Psych Congress Network
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Quiz
Depression Treatment and Sexual Dysfunction
03/04/2024
Test your clinical knowledge with this quick quiz!
Test your clinical knowledge with this quick quiz!
Test your clinical knowledge...
03/04/2024
Psych Congress Network
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH.
Videos
Approaching Psychedelics for Depression With Both Caution and Optimism
02/06/2024

Featuring Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH

Featuring Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH ...
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, explains when clinicians may need to be more cautious when weighing the benefits of psychedelic therapy for depression.
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, explains when clinicians may need to be more cautious when weighing the benefits of psychedelic therapy for depression.
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, explains...
02/06/2024
Psych Congress Network
Women With Perinatal Depression May Have a Higher Mortality Risk, Study Finds
News
Women With Perinatal Depression May Have a Higher Mortality Risk, Study Finds
02/05/2024
Evi Arthur
Women with perinatal depression could have an increased mortality risk, particularly due to suicide, regardless of pre-existing psychiatric disorders or familial factors, according to recent results from a matched cohort study published in...
Women with perinatal depression could have an increased mortality risk, particularly due to suicide, regardless of pre-existing psychiatric disorders or familial factors, according to recent results from a matched cohort study published in...
Women with perinatal depression...
02/05/2024
Psych Congress Network
Three illustrated faces, one sad, one neutral, one happy.
Quiz
Does air pollution impact postpartum depression risk?
01/08/2024
Test your psychiatry knowledge with this quiz!
Test your psychiatry knowledge with this quiz!
Test your psychiatry knowledge...
01/08/2024
Psych Congress Network
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for OCD Likely to Ease Depressive Symptoms
News
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for OCD Likely to Ease Depressive Symptoms
12/28/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
Patients who received deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) for OCD showed a significant improvement in both OCD and depressive symptoms, according to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Patients who received deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) for OCD showed a significant improvement in both OCD and depressive symptoms, according to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Patients who received deep...
12/28/2023
Psych Congress Network
News
For Treatment-Resistant Depression, Ketamine and ECT Offer Similar Effectiveness
12/24/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
Seemingly contradictory findings from recent studies comparing intravenous (IV) ketamine with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in outpatients with treatment-resistant depression may have practicing clinicians feeling unsure about which...
Seemingly contradictory findings from recent studies comparing intravenous (IV) ketamine with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in outpatients with treatment-resistant depression may have practicing clinicians feeling unsure about which...
Seemingly contradictory findings...
12/24/2023
Psych Congress Network
News
Compass Pathways Initiates Phase 3 Study of Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression
11/27/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Compass Pathways, which recently opened a new research center in London, has begun a multi-site study of investigational psilocybin treatment of treatment-resistant depression.
Compass Pathways, which recently opened a new research center in London, has begun a multi-site study of investigational psilocybin treatment of treatment-resistant depression.
Compass Pathways, which recently...
11/27/2023
Psych Congress Network
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Quiz
How does depression affect new mothers?
11/20/2023
Can you ace this psychiatry quiz?
Can you ace this psychiatry quiz?
Can you ace this psychiatry quiz?
11/20/2023
Psych Congress Network
A woman sits on the floor with her head in her hands looking depressed.
News
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Raise Risk for Postpartum Depression
11/15/2023
Brionna Mendoza
Long-term antepartum and postpartum exposure to ozone and particulate matter have been found to increase the risk for postpartum depression (PPD) among pregnant women living in Southern California.
Long-term antepartum and postpartum exposure to ozone and particulate matter have been found to increase the risk for postpartum depression (PPD) among pregnant women living in Southern California.
Long-term antepartum and...
11/15/2023
Psych Congress Network
Andrew Penn, RN, PMHNP, and Charles Raison, MD
News
Studies Illustrate Potential of MDMA-, Psilocybin-Assisted Therapies
10/30/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Andrew Penn, RN, PMHNP, and Charles Raison, MD, shared findings from late-stage trials for MDMA-assisted therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and the use of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive...
Andrew Penn, RN, PMHNP, and Charles Raison, MD, shared findings from late-stage trials for MDMA-assisted therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and the use of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive...
Andrew Penn, RN, PMHNP, and...
10/30/2023
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Videos

Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH.
Videos
Approaching Psychedelics for Depression With Both Caution and Optimism
02/06/2024

Featuring Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH

Featuring Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH ...
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, explains when clinicians may need to be more cautious when weighing the benefits of psychedelic therapy for depression.
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, explains when clinicians may need to be more cautious when weighing the benefits of psychedelic therapy for depression.
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, explains...
02/06/2024
Psych Congress Network
Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris on the Power of Psychedelics
Videos
Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris on the Power of Psychedelics
07/22/2020
Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, head of the Centre of Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London in England, discusses the power of psychedelics.
Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, head of the Centre of Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London in England, discusses the power of psychedelics.
Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, head...
07/22/2020
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Using Antipsychotics as an Adjunctive Therapy in Depression
Videos
Using Antipsychotics as an Adjunctive Therapy in Depression
03/19/2020
Michael Thase, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the use of second-generation antipsychotics as an adjunctive therapy in depression.
Michael Thase, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the use of second-generation antipsychotics as an adjunctive therapy in depression.
Michael Thase, MD, of the...
03/19/2020
Psych Congress Network
Videos
Detecting Mixed Features in Major Depression
12/05/2019
W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, explains the difference between major depressive disorder and major depressive disorder with mixed features.
W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, explains the difference between major depressive disorder and major depressive disorder with mixed features.
W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh,...
12/05/2019
Psych Congress Network
Videos
Best Practices for Administering Esketamine
11/07/2019
Sanjay J. Mathew, MD, speaks about best practices for administering esketamine during his Psych Congress 2019 presentation "Top 5 Issues Clinicians Should Know about Ketamine Therapy."
Sanjay J. Mathew, MD, speaks about best practices for administering esketamine during his Psych Congress 2019 presentation "Top 5 Issues Clinicians Should Know about Ketamine Therapy."
Sanjay J. Mathew, MD, speaks...
11/07/2019
Psych Congress Network
Videos
Detecting and Diagnosing Postpartum Depression
02/18/2019
In this video, Marlene Freeman, MD, discusses tools for detecting postpartum depression, how postpartum depression differs from other mental health disorders, and risk factors for postpartum depression.
In this video, Marlene Freeman, MD, discusses tools for detecting postpartum depression, how postpartum depression differs from other mental health disorders, and risk factors for postpartum depression.
In this video, Marlene Freeman,...
02/18/2019
Psych Congress Network
Videos
Detecting and Treating Severe Depression
02/11/2019
In this video, Mark Zimmerman, MD, discusses severe depression and how it differs from mild and moderate depression, and the signs and treatment of severe depression.
In this video, Mark Zimmerman, MD, discusses severe depression and how it differs from mild and moderate depression, and the signs and treatment of severe depression.
In this video, Mark Zimmerman,...
02/11/2019
Psych Congress Network
Videos
Marlene Freeman, MD, Discusses EnBrace HR Study
11/14/2018
Marlene Freeman, MD, discusses her poster presented at Psych Congress 2018, "EnBrace HR for Depression Treatment and Prevention in Women Trying to Conceive and Early Pregnancy." Poster and video sponsored by JayMac Pharmaceuticals,...
Marlene Freeman, MD, discusses her poster presented at Psych Congress 2018, "EnBrace HR for Depression Treatment and Prevention in Women Trying to Conceive and Early Pregnancy." Poster and video sponsored by JayMac Pharmaceuticals,...
Marlene Freeman, MD, discusses...
11/14/2018
Psych Congress Network
Videos
FoundMyFitness Interview With Psych Congress Cochair Charles Raison, MD
03/22/2018
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, recently discussed his research and perspectives in an extensive interview with Rhonda Perciavalle Patrick, PhD, who runs the FoundMyFitness website.
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, recently discussed his research and perspectives in an extensive interview with Rhonda Perciavalle Patrick, PhD, who runs the FoundMyFitness website.
Psych Congress cochair Charles...
03/22/2018
Psych Congress Network
Videos
Specific Gene Could Play Key Role in Depression
07/24/2017
Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, explains research which suggests a specific gene, Slc6a15, may be central to depression.
Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, explains research which suggests a specific gene, Slc6a15, may be central to depression.
Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, an...
07/24/2017
Psych Congress Network
Desiree Matthews, PHMNP-BC
Videos
Common Challenges for Clinicians Prescribing Antipsychotics
04/22/2024

Featuring Desiree Matthews, PHMNP-BC

Featuring Desiree Matthews, PHMNP-BC ...
Join Nurse Matthews for an in-depth exploration of the primary challenges faced by clinicians treating patients with bipolar disorder.
Join Nurse Matthews for an in-depth exploration of the primary challenges faced by clinicians treating patients with bipolar disorder.
Join Nurse Matthews for an...
04/22/2024
Psych Congress Network
Penn and Jain
Videos
Healing Health Care Burnout and Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic
04/16/2024

Featuring Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, and Andrew Penn, MS, PMHNP

Featuring Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC...
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, and Andrew Penn, MS, PMHNP, unpack the profound and lasting impacts of burnout among health care professionals in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, and Andrew Penn, MS, PMHNP, unpack the profound and lasting impacts of burnout among health care professionals in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, and...
04/16/2024
Psych Congress Network
Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC.
Videos
Tardive Dyskinesia: Impacts, Assessment, and Treatment Options
04/15/2024

Featuring Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC

Featuring Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC ...
Gain fresh insights into the multifaceted impacts of tardive dyskinesia (TD) with Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, as she explores the physical, social, and emotional consequences faced by patients living with TD.
Gain fresh insights into the multifaceted impacts of tardive dyskinesia (TD) with Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, as she explores the physical, social, and emotional consequences faced by patients living with TD.
Gain fresh insights into the...
04/15/2024
Psych Congress Network
Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC.
Videos
Tardive Dyskinesia: Impacts, Assessment, and Treatment Options
04/15/2024

Featuring Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC

Featuring Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC ...
Gain fresh insights into the multifaceted impacts of tardive dyskinesia (TD) with Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, as she explores the physical, social, and emotional consequences faced by patients living with TD.
Gain fresh insights into the multifaceted impacts of tardive dyskinesia (TD) with Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, as she explores the physical, social, and emotional consequences faced by patients living with TD.
Gain fresh insights into the...
04/15/2024
Psych Congress Network
Drs Carbray and Phelps
Videos
Making a Differential Diagnosis for Patients With Bipolar Disorder
04/09/2024

Featuring Julie Carbray, PhD, and Jim Phelps, MD 

Featuring Julie Carbray, PhD, and Jim...
Join Drs Phelps Carbray in an insightful discussion on the complexities of diagnosing and treating mood disorders and delve into their strategies for unraveling these diagnostic dilemmas and crafting informed treatment plans.
Join Drs Phelps Carbray in an insightful discussion on the complexities of diagnosing and treating mood disorders and delve into their strategies for unraveling these diagnostic dilemmas and crafting informed treatment plans.
Join Drs Phelps Carbray in an...
04/09/2024
Psych Congress Network
Drs Carbray and Phelps
Videos
Updating Diagnostic Language in Bipolar Disorder Treatment
04/04/2024

Featuring Julie Carbray, PhD, and Jim Phelps, MD 

Featuring Julie Carbray, PhD, and Jim...
Unlock the intricacies of bipolar disorder diagnosis and what the DSM-5 says with experts Julie Carbray, PhD, and Jim Phelps, MD, in this insightful discussion.
Unlock the intricacies of bipolar disorder diagnosis and what the DSM-5 says with experts Julie Carbray, PhD, and Jim Phelps, MD, in this insightful discussion.
Unlock the intricacies of...
04/04/2024
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John Grant, MD
Your Questions Answered
Distinguishing Visual Hallucinations, OCD Imagery, and Anxiety
03/28/2024

Featuring John Grant, MD

Featuring John Grant, MD
John Grant, MD, explores previously unanswered audience Q&A questions from his live Psych Congress 2023 session regarding differentiating between visual hallucinations and OCD imagery and between OCD and anxiety.
John Grant, MD, explores previously unanswered audience Q&A questions from his live Psych Congress 2023 session regarding differentiating between visual hallucinations and OCD imagery and between OCD and anxiety.
John Grant, MD, explores...
03/28/2024
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Drs Podesta and Carbray
Videos
Navigating Drug and Alcohol Misuse in Bipolar Disorder Treatment
03/26/2024

Featuring Julie A. Carbray, PhD, PMHNP-BC, and Arwen Podesta, MD

Featuring Julie A. Carbray, PhD, PMHN...
Join Drs Carbray and Podesta as they delve into the complex relationship between substance use and mental health in this insightful video discussion
Join Drs Carbray and Podesta as they delve into the complex relationship between substance use and mental health in this insightful video discussion
Join Drs Carbray and Podesta as...
03/26/2024
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Nurses Hoberg and Kempf
Videos
Maintaining Composure When Treating and Caring for Patients With Dementia
03/21/2024

Featuring Amber Hoberg, PMHNP-BC, and Brooke Kempf, PMHNP-BC

Featuring Amber Hoberg, PMHNP-BC, and...
Nurses Hoberg and Kempf discuss how clinicians and caregivers alike can maintain composure and patience when treating patients with dementia.
Nurses Hoberg and Kempf discuss how clinicians and caregivers alike can maintain composure and patience when treating patients with dementia.
Nurses Hoberg and Kempf discuss...
03/21/2024
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Edward Kaftarian, MD.
Videos
A Quick Introduction to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact for Telehealth Providers
03/13/2024

Featuring Edward Kaftarian, MD

Featuring Edward Kaftarian, MD ...
In this video, Edward Kaftarian, MD, discusses the practicalities of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), aimed at simplifying the process of acquiring medical licenses across different states for telehealth providers.
In this video, Edward Kaftarian, MD, discusses the practicalities of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), aimed at simplifying the process of acquiring medical licenses across different states for telehealth providers.
In this video, Edward Kaftarian,...
03/13/2024
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Posters

Veterans’ Intensive​ PCMHI Boot Camp​ (VIP Boot Camp)
Veterans Intensive Primary Care Mental Health Integration Bootcamp (VIP Bootcamp): An upstream solution to Mental Health(MH) access issues within the VA system
10/26/2023
Viloxazine ER (Qelbree®) Administered with Psychostimulants in Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Topline Results of a Phase IV Safety Trial
Results of a phase IV, open-label safety study evaluating viloxazine ER (Qelbree®) administered with psychostimulants in pediatric (6-17 years) ADHD; morning vs. evening administration of...
10/26/2023
Withdrawal Catatonia: A Rare Case of Treatment-Resistant Catatonia Secondary to Quetiapine Withdrawal
Catatonia is a psychomotor syndrome with well-defined clinical characteristics, although the neurological mechanisms involved remain unknown. In this study, we report a case of a patient ...
10/26/2023
Zuranolone Safety and Tolerability in Adults with Postpartum Depression: Analyses from SKYLARK, a 50 mg Placebo-Controlled Study
In the SKYLARK Study, zuranolone 50 mg was generally well tolerated in adults with postpartum depression; treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) led to zuranolone dose reduction and di...
10/26/2023
Utilization of Psychiatric Pharmacogenomic Testing by Primary Care Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers: Confidence and Implementation Barriers
Routine implementation of pharmacogenomic testing for mental health and other conditions treated in primary care may require overcoming barriers such as cost to the patient and knowledge ...
10/26/2023
Valbenazine Improves Tardive Dyskinesia With or Without Concomitant Antipsychotic Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Three Long-Term Valbenazine Trials
Valbenazine is indicated for once-daily treatment of tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder associated with prolonged antipsychotic exposure. Data from 3 long-term studies (KINECT™-...
10/26/2023
Understanding the Real-World Prescription Patterns and Impact of Atypical Antipsychotic Augmentation Timing on Healthcare Cost in Adult Major Depressive Disorder in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review
This study examined the utilization pattern of augmentation with atypical antipsychotics after partial or no response to antidepressants in patients with MDD. The antidepressant prescript...
10/26/2023
Unique Features of the Rapid Mood Screener Enable Detection of Bipolar I Disorder in a Primary Care Practice
The Rapid Mood Screener (RMS) is a self-administered screening tool to help differentiate bipolar I disorder from major depressive disorder. Cases were identified from a primary care sett...
10/26/2023
Use Of VMAT2 Inhibitors For Tardive Dyskinesia In Geriatric Populations - A Case Study
This case report discusses the safety and efficacy of VMAT2 inhibitors in treating antipsychotic induced tardive dyskinesia in adults >55 years old. It also highlights the increased ri...
10/26/2023
Using Chess as a Novel Means to Cure Treatment Refractory Catatonia
The subject matter of the poster includes a case report of a patient with treatment refractory catatonia whose condition rapidly improved following a game of chess, one of the patient's k...
10/26/2023

Blogs

Blog
The Psychedelic Aspect of Esketamine is an Opportunity, Not a Side Effect
05/23/2019
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: Esketamine represents the first psychedelic treatment approved by the FDA for a psychiatric condition.
BLOG: Esketamine represents the first psychedelic treatment approved by the FDA for a psychiatric condition.
BLOG: Esketamine represents the...
05/23/2019
Psych Congress Network
Andrew Penn
Blog
Defeating Depression by Reconnecting With Others and the World
11/30/2018
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: This year’s Psych Congress returned, time and again, to the theme of us needing to reconnect with a larger experience of the world in order to find a path out of depression.
BLOG: This year’s Psych Congress returned, time and again, to the theme of us needing to reconnect with a larger experience of the world in order to find a path out of depression.
BLOG: This year’s Psych Congress...
11/30/2018
Psych Congress Network
Blog
Screening for Perinatal Depression Is Not Enough
07/11/2018
BLOG: The logical endpoint of population-based screening for perinatal depression is remission of depression in those who screen positive. Otherwise screening is just an empty endeavor.
BLOG: The logical endpoint of population-based screening for perinatal depression is remission of depression in those who screen positive. Otherwise screening is just an empty endeavor.
BLOG: The logical endpoint...
07/11/2018
Psych Congress Network
Blog
A Turning Point for Psychedelics?
06/06/2018
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and The Botany of Desire, has turned his spotlight of curiosity onto the subject of psychedelics with his new book How to Change Your Mind.
BLOG: Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and The Botany of Desire, has turned his spotlight of curiosity onto the subject of psychedelics with his new book How to Change Your Mind.
BLOG: Michael Pollan, author of...
06/06/2018
Psych Congress Network
Blog
Mothers Are Falling Through the Cracks: Let’s Make a Net for Them
04/26/2018
BLOG: On January 18, 2018, in Sacramento California, new mother Jessica Porten went to see a women’s health nurse practitioner. She was 4 months postpartum and had not been seen by her obstetric provider since giving birth.
BLOG: On January 18, 2018, in Sacramento California, new mother Jessica Porten went to see a women’s health nurse practitioner. She was 4 months postpartum and had not been seen by her obstetric provider since giving birth.
BLOG: On January 18, 2018, in...
04/26/2018
Psych Congress Network
Blog
Depression as Disconnection: New Lessons From Psychedelic Psychotherapy Studies
11/02/2017
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: Recent qualitative studies on subjects treated with psilocybin may begin to help us understand the subjective experience caused by the drug that may lead to its antidepressant effects.
BLOG: Recent qualitative studies on subjects treated with psilocybin may begin to help us understand the subjective experience caused by the drug that may lead to its antidepressant effects.
BLOG: Recent qualitative studies...
11/02/2017
Psych Congress Network
Blog
The Psychiatrist as Patient: Do We Always Get Good Care in Our Hour of Need?
10/18/2017
BLOG: We psychiatrists read so much about physicians being “difficult patients.” What about when the shoe is on the other foot?
BLOG: We psychiatrists read so much about physicians being “difficult patients.” What about when the shoe is on the other foot?
BLOG: We psychiatrists read...
10/18/2017
Psych Congress Network
Blog
Psilocybin Studies: A New Ray of Hope for Psychiatry?
12/01/2016
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: These studies were the latest findings showing that psychedelics, erroneously dismissed as mere intoxicants and swept up in the hysteria of the Nixon-era drug wars, could prove to be as important to psychiatry as penicillin was to...
BLOG: These studies were the latest findings showing that psychedelics, erroneously dismissed as mere intoxicants and swept up in the hysteria of the Nixon-era drug wars, could prove to be as important to psychiatry as penicillin was to...
BLOG: These studies were the...
12/01/2016
Psych Congress Network
Blog
Increasing Suicide Rates
05/27/2016
We need to get the message out that for every death by suicide there is a cohort of bereaved family members who themselves become ill and suicidal. They require — and deserve — our best diagnostic and treatment efforts.
We need to get the message out that for every death by suicide there is a cohort of bereaved family members who themselves become ill and suicidal. They require — and deserve — our best diagnostic and treatment efforts.
We need to get the message out...
05/27/2016
Psych Congress Network
Blog
When Physician-Patients Push Back Against “Split Treatment”
05/11/2016
Word on the street is that many physicians do not like undergoing split treatment when they become the patient.
Word on the street is that many physicians do not like undergoing split treatment when they become the patient.
Word on the street is that many...
05/11/2016
Psych Congress Network
Rakesh Amin, MD.
Blog
Treating Schizophrenia: The Importance of Early Identification and Intervention
06/13/2023

Rakesh Amin, MD

Rakesh Amin, MD
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the importance of partnering with patients and caregivers to set treatment goals and the importance of introducing long-acting injectables earlier in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the importance of partnering with patients and caregivers to set treatment goals and the importance of introducing long-acting injectables earlier in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the...
06/13/2023
Psych Congress Network
Marc Agronin, MD.
Blog
Alzheimer Disease Prevention
08/30/2022
Marc Agronin, MD
Psych Congress Network Section Editor Mark Agronin, MD, provides expert clinical insights on reducing the risk for Alzheimer disease and delaying its onset and progression.
Psych Congress Network Section Editor Mark Agronin, MD, provides expert clinical insights on reducing the risk for Alzheimer disease and delaying its onset and progression.
Psych Congress Network Section...
08/30/2022
Psych Congress Network
Ed Jones, PhD
Blog
How Our Clinicians Can Help Fix the US Health Care System
07/28/2022
Ed Jones, PhD
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the need for a clinical refocusing that includes broad access to psychosocial solutions and ensuring socially informed clinicians can help underserved communities.
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the need for a clinical refocusing that includes broad access to psychosocial solutions and ensuring socially informed clinicians can help underserved communities.
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the...
07/28/2022
Psych Congress Network
Ed Jones, PhD
Perspective
The Universal Behavior Model: A Comprehensive Approach to Integrated Care
07/21/2022
Ed Jones, PhD
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this psychosocial aspect of care today...What is missing?  We need psychotherapists based in primary care, often focused on mundane issues rather than the complexities of diagnosis or treatment."
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this psychosocial aspect of care today...What is missing?  We need psychotherapists based in primary care, often focused on mundane issues rather than the complexities of diagnosis or treatment."
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this...
07/21/2022
Psych Congress Network
Chan_Khan_Digital Mental Health
Blog
Who will use it? How to Get Digital Mental Health Apps Into the Hands of Patients
04/27/2022
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, discuss how to encourage patients to use digital mental health apps.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, discuss how to encourage patients to use digital mental health apps.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan...
04/27/2022
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Chan_Khan_Digital Mental Health
Blog
How to Navigate Quality Issues With Mental Health Apps
04/21/2022
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, navigating quality issues with digital mental health applications.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, navigating quality issues with digital mental health applications.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan...
04/21/2022
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
Blog
How New NPs Can Find Mentors
03/04/2022
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
Andrew Penn, NP, explains mentoring, how to find one as an NP, and what to do when you have found a possible mentor. He gives practical advice, questions to ask, and avenues to find the right fit.
Andrew Penn, NP, explains mentoring, how to find one as an NP, and what to do when you have found a possible mentor. He gives practical advice, questions to ask, and avenues to find the right fit.
Andrew Penn, NP, explains...
03/04/2022
Psych Congress Network
Julie Bailey
Blog
How to Be a Safe Space for Someone
02/08/2022
In this blog, Julie Bailey, LCPC, shares her insights on providing a safe space for patients to discuss these social anxieties, as well as tips to share with patients about slowly reintegrating into life after COVID-19.
In this blog, Julie Bailey, LCPC, shares her insights on providing a safe space for patients to discuss these social anxieties, as well as tips to share with patients about slowly reintegrating into life after COVID-19.
In this blog, Julie Bailey,...
02/08/2022
Psych Congress Network
major depressive disorder
Blog
The Best and Worst Changes Brought On By the Pandemic
01/31/2022
Mental health advocate, Dorothy Watson shares her insights about the impact the pandemic has had on mental health and where we go from here.
Mental health advocate, Dorothy Watson shares her insights about the impact the pandemic has had on mental health and where we go from here.
Mental health advocate, Dorothy...
01/31/2022
Psych Congress Network
Dr Bill Wilson
Blog
A Closer Look at Diagnosing Grief vs Depression
01/13/2022
William Wilson, MD, discusses how to identify grief vs depression.
William Wilson, MD, discusses how to identify grief vs depression.
William Wilson, MD, discusses...
01/13/2022
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Practice Tools

Saundra's Corner
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
01/28/2019
How to Use The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a brief, 9-item self-report screening tool that may help identify symptoms that could relate to depression. The PHQ-9 was developed for use in primary care...
How to Use The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a brief, 9-item self-report screening tool that may help identify symptoms that could relate to depression. The PHQ-9 was developed for use in primary care...
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Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)
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How to Use The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II): 1996 revision of the BDI 21-item self-report multiple-choice inventory ~ 10 minutes to...
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Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2)
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Click here for the website for PHQ-2 How to Use If response is “yes” to either question, consider administering the PHQ-9. If the response to both is “no”, the screen is...
Click here for the website for PHQ-2 How to Use If response is “yes” to either question, consider administering the PHQ-9. If the response to both is “no”, the screen is...
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Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
09/30/2016
How to Use Proven to be an effective screening tool to identify patients at risk for “perinatal” depression Valuable, efficient and easy to administer  Mother asked to check the response that comes closest to how she has been...
How to Use Proven to be an effective screening tool to identify patients at risk for “perinatal” depression Valuable, efficient and easy to administer  Mother asked to check the response that comes closest to how she has been...
How to Use Proven to be...
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Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self-Report (QIDS-SR-16)
09/30/2016
How to Use Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Self-Report)  (QIDS-SR-16) has proven useful for many years as a way of determining a patient’s level of depression before, during, and after treatment. It is...
How to Use Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Self-Report)  (QIDS-SR-16) has proven useful for many years as a way of determining a patient’s level of depression before, during, and after treatment. It is...
How to...
09/30/2016
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Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS-SF)
09/29/2016
How to Use 15-item screening tool used to identify depression in older adults  Used with healthy, medically ill and mild to moderately cognitively impaired adults Extensively used in community, acute and long-term care...
How to Use 15-item screening tool used to identify depression in older adults  Used with healthy, medically ill and mild to moderately cognitively impaired adults Extensively used in community, acute and long-term care...
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Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)
09/29/2016
  Click here for the HAM-D How to Use The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) has proven useful for many years as a way of determining a patient’s level...
  Click here for the HAM-D How to Use The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) has proven useful for many years as a way of determining a patient’s level...
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Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS)
01/29/2019
  Click here for Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) - page 7      The total score ranges from 0-10 with a higher score indicating better adherence   Strengths Self-report...
  Click here for Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) - page 7      The total score ranges from 0-10 with a higher score indicating better adherence   Strengths Self-report...
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01/29/2019
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Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS)
01/28/2019
Click here for website for SDS How to Use The SDS is a brief, 5-item self-report tool that assesses functional impairment in work/school, social life, and family life.  How to Score Total score 0-30 (0 unimpaired, 30 highly...
Click here for website for SDS How to Use The SDS is a brief, 5-item self-report tool that assesses functional impairment in work/school, social life, and family life.  How to Score Total score 0-30 (0 unimpaired, 30 highly...
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01/28/2019
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Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
01/28/2019
  How to Use The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is a comprehensive 24-item symptom scale. The BPRS is used as part of a clinical interview in which the clinician makes...
  How to Use The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is a comprehensive 24-item symptom scale. The BPRS is used as part of a clinical interview in which the clinician makes...
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01/28/2019
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The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
01/28/2019
How to Use The MINI is a widely used psychiatric structured diagnostic interview instrument.  To keep the interview brief, tell the patient the interview is structured and requires only “yes” or “no” answers.   The MINI...
How to Use The MINI is a widely used psychiatric structured diagnostic interview instrument.  To keep the interview brief, tell the patient the interview is structured and requires only “yes” or “no” answers.   The MINI...
How to Use The MINI is...
01/28/2019
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MINI Screen
01/28/2019
How to Use The MINI Screen is a subset (2 pages) of the complete MINI and acts as a tool to refer healthcare providers to the complete MINI.   Click here for the website for the MINI Screen     How to...
How to Use The MINI Screen is a subset (2 pages) of the complete MINI and acts as a tool to refer healthcare providers to the complete MINI.   Click here for the website for the MINI Screen     How to...
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01/28/2019
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Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
01/28/2019
How to Use The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a brief, 9-item self-report screening tool that may help identify symptoms that could relate to depression. The PHQ-9 was developed for use in primary care...
How to Use The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a brief, 9-item self-report screening tool that may help identify symptoms that could relate to depression. The PHQ-9 was developed for use in primary care...
How to Use The Patient Health...
01/28/2019
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WHO (Five) Well-Being Index (WHO-5)
01/28/2019
How to Use Five items rated on 6-point Likert scale Subjective quality of life based on positive mood (good spirits, relaxation), vitality (being active and waking up fresh and rested), and general interest (being interested in...
How to Use Five items rated on 6-point Likert scale Subjective quality of life based on positive mood (good spirits, relaxation), vitality (being active and waking up fresh and rested), and general interest (being interested in...
How to Use Five items rated...
01/28/2019
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Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)
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How to Use The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II): 1996 revision of the BDI 21-item self-report multiple-choice inventory ~ 10 minutes to...
How to Use The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II): 1996 revision of the BDI 21-item self-report multiple-choice inventory ~ 10 minutes to...
How to...
01/28/2019
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Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)
01/28/2019
How to Use The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) can be administered either by the clinician or self-administered by the patient.   The MDQ consists of 15 questions and takes about 5 minutes to complete. The first 13 questions about...
How to Use The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) can be administered either by the clinician or self-administered by the patient.   The MDQ consists of 15 questions and takes about 5 minutes to complete. The first 13 questions about...
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01/28/2019
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Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)
01/28/2019
  Click here for a PDF of the HAM-A     Developed in 1959 by Dr. M. Hamilton, the scale has proven useful not only in following individual patients but also in...
  Click here for a PDF of the HAM-A     Developed in 1959 by Dr. M. Hamilton, the scale has proven useful not only in following individual patients but also in...
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