Commentary
Commentary
The ‘borderlinization’ of our society and the mental health crisis
We appreciated Dr. Nasrallah’s recent editorial1 that implicated smartphones, social media, and video game addiction, combined with the pandemic,...
Commentary
Employed physicians: A survival guide
Physicians must also change how they think about control; train and learn alongside other health care workers who share similar interests; and...
Commentary
Why legal pot makes this physician sick
Cannabis-related emergency department visits from all acute-care hospitals in California increased by 1,808% from 2005 to 2019 in patients aged 65...
Opinion
Artificial intelligence in the office: Part 2
A multitude of generative AI products with potential medical applications are now available, with new ones appearing almost weekly.
Commentary
Zuranolone: FAQs for clinicians and patients
Zuranolone was studied in women with severe postpartum depression and had to meet criteria for major depressive disorder no earlier than the third...
Commentary
Do new Alzheimer’s drugs get us closer to solving the Alzheimer’s disease riddle?
It’s increasingly clear to this observer that cognitive reserve is synonymous with organic brain health.
Commentary
Training more doctors should be our first priority, says ethicist
To me, the main goal is to expand our workforce. The secondary goal is to stay diverse, because we get better providers when we do so.
Commentary
The surprising link between loneliness and Parkinson’s disease
“There are some policy things we can do to reduce loneliness. We can invest in public spaces that bring people together — parks, museums,...
Commentary
Multivitamins and dementia: Untangling the COSMOS study web
When you get a positive result in your research, it’s always exciting. But when a slew of studies that came before you are negative, you aren’t...
From the Editor
The pandemic has permanently changed us, and its biopsychosocial sequelae linger…
Good riddance COVID-19 pandemic? Alas, that’s wishful thinking.
Commentary
A street medicine view of tobacco use in patients with schizophrenia
Throughout my psychiatric clerkship, I (JWF) participated in street medicine, the practice of providing care to patients (typically those who are...