Learn about the new emphasis on community functioning for patients with schizophrenia, in an interview with Dost Ongur, MD, PhD, chief of the psychotic disorders division at McLean Hospital and an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

We’ve known for some time that if your patient has a parental history of a mood disorder or suicide attempt, his or her risk of a suicide attempt increases, and a new study adds some more information that might help us prevent bad outcomes.

In December 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety announcement warning that the antipsychotic drug ziprasidone (Geodon) has been associated with a rare but potentially fatal skin reaction.

There’s a new drug in the arsenal to fight obesity.

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Do you use email to communicate with your patients? Chances are good that you don’t.

Get some practical advice on how to assess a patient’s suicide risk and document your care to help protect against a malpractice lawsuit, in an interview with William H. Reid, MD, MPH, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Botulinum toxin A, commonly known as Botox, may be more than an anti-aging treatment. A new study has found that when Botox is injected between the eyebrows, it not only has a cosmetic effect—it also yields a long-lasting antidepressant effect.

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In bipolar disorder, depression is often the neglected stepchild. Mania gets more attention, perhaps because it presents so dramatically. Imagine two bipolar patients in an emergency room: one withdrawn and depressed, sitting quietly, and another ranting and pacing the room. Which one would be seen first?